The Week In Technology, May 24-28, 2021

Graham Warwick May 24, 2021
Centreline project aircraft
An electric-powered annular fan ingests the fuselage boundary layer and reenergerizes the wake to reduce drag.
Credit: Centreline project
Propulsive Fuselage Reduces Fuel Burn Drag-reducing boundary layer ingestion could cut the fuel burn of a future twin-aisle airliner by more than 3% when compared with an equivalent-technology conventional aircraft, a European research project has concluded. The European Union-funded Centreline...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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