An Etihad Airways 787-10 Dreamliner decked out with special equipment that can enhance safety and reduce CO2 emissions and noise has commenced flight testing this week for BoeingUhlelo lwe-ecoDemonstrator.
Uchungechunge lwezindiza luzoqoqa ulwazi olunemininingwane eminingi kuze kube manje mayelana nama-acoustics ezindiza kusuka kumakrofoni angaba ngu-1,200 anamathiselwe ngaphandle kwe-787 futhi abekwe phansi. Ukusebenzisana phakathi kwe-NASA ne-Boeing kuzothuthukisa amandla enkampani okubikezela umsindo wendiza, kuthuthukise izindlela zabashayeli bezindiza zokunciphisa umsindo, futhi kwazise imiklamo yendiza ethule yesikhathi esizayo.
"Kwa-NASA, besicwaninga ngemithombo yomsindo wendiza ngayinye, ukusebenzisana kwayo nohlaka lwendiza kanye nendlela ehlangana ngayo nomsindo ophelele wendiza," kusho umholi wezobuchwepheshe be-NASA uDkt. Russell Thomas. “Lokhu kuhlolwa kwendiza okuyingqayizivele, okuklanywe ngokucophelela kunikeza indawo lapho kukalwa khona yonke le miphumela, okuzoba ukhiye ekuthuthukiseni ikhono lethu lokuklama izindiza ezinomsindo omncane.”
U-Mohammad Al Bulooki, oyiChief Operating Officer ye-Etihad Aviation Group, uthe: “I-Etihad ebambe iqhaza ohlelweni lwe-ecoDemonstrator lwalo nyaka yakhela phezu kwezimiso zethu eziyinhloko zokusungula nokusimama ngenkathi isekela ucwaningo nokuthuthukiswa kozakwethu ukuze balethe ubuciko obuvela elabhorethri baye ekuhlolweni komhlaba wangempela. imvelo.
“Ngokukhetha ukubamba iqhaza kulolu hlelo siyaziqhenya ngokusebenzisana nabakwa-Boeing, i-NASA, ne-Safran ukuhlola ubuchwepheshe besimanje futhi sihlole amathuba “esibhakabhaka esiluhlaza” okuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwendawo yomoya, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli, umsindo ophansi umphakathi futhi unciphise ukukhishwa kwe-CO2.
“Ukusimama kuseseqhulwini ku-Etihad naphezu kwenhlekelele ekhona manje ye-Covid19 futhi lesi isinyathelo esisodwa nje esisithathile selokhu kwaqala lolu bhubhane ukuze siqhubeke nomkhankaso wethu wokundiza okusimeme. Ngokuphathelene ne-Etihad, ukusimama kwemvelo akufanele kube inketho noma iphrojekthi yesimo sezulu esilungile okufanele ibekwe eceleni lapho ingafaneleki uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izinselele.”
Izikhalo eziningi zomphakathi mayelana nomsindo wezindiza zisukela ezindizeni ezisondela ezikhumulweni zezindiza, ngokwezibalo zemboni. Cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezine yomsindo idalwa igiya lokufika. Enye iphrojekthi izohlola igiya lokumisa elishintshwe ukuthi lithule yiSafran Landing Systems.
“Ukubambisana kwethu ne-NASA kanye ne-Safran kuyisihluthulelo sokusheshisa ukusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nokuqhubekisela phambili umgomo we-ecoDemonstrator wokuthuthukisa ukusimama kokuhamba ngendiza,” kusho unjiniyela oyiNjiniyela oyiNhloko ye-ecoDemonstrator u-Rae Lutters. “Simagange ukubona ukuhlela konyaka kufezeka uma siqala ukuhlola.”
Kuqhutshwa izindiza ezimbili lapho abashayeli bezindiza, izilawuli zethrafikhi yendiza, kanye nesikhungo sokusebenza senkampani yezindiza ngesikhathi esisodwa babelana ngolwazi lwedijithali futhi basebenzise uhlelo lwe-NASA olubizwa ngokuthi ukuphathwa kokufika okulungiselelwe. Lawa mathuluzi athuthukisa ukuphepha ngokunciphisa umthwalo wokusebenza kanye nokuminyana kwefrikhwensi yomsakazo, athuthukise ukusebenza kahle komzila ukuze wehlise ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli, ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni nomsindo, futhi asekele Uhlelo Lwezokuthutha Zomoya Lwesizukulwane Esilandelayo se-FAA.
Njengengxenye ye-Boeing's Confident Travel Initiative yokubhekana ne-COVID-19, kuzohlolwa induku ephathwayo yokukhanya kwe-ultraviolet ukuze kutholakale ukusebenza kwayo ekubulaleni amagciwane amadekhi endiza namakhebhini.
Zonke izindiza zokuhlola ezihleliwe zindiziswa ngenhlanganisela kaphethiloli osimeme ofika ku-50%, ohlanganisa imiqulu emikhulu ka-50% yengxube ye-biofuel ekhiqizwa ukuthengisa. Ukuhlolwa kwendiza esikhungweni sikaBoeing eGlasgow, Mont., Kulindeleke ukuthi kuthathe izinsuku ezingaba ngu-10 ngaphambi kokuthi indiza ilethwe e-Etihad ngasekupheleni kukaSepthemba.
Lolu wuhlelo lwakamuva olungaphansi kobambiswano lwesu oluhamba phambili lwe-Etihad ne-Boeing, olugxile ekusunguleni izixazululo zomhlaba wangempela ezinseleleni ezibalulekile zokusimama ezibhekene nemboni yezokundiza.
Kungokokuqala ngqa uhlelo lwe-ecoDemonstrator lusebenzisa i-Boeing 787-10 kusukela kwaqala ukuhlolwa kwendiza ngo-2012.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Ngokukhetha ukubamba iqhaza kulolu hlelo siyaziqhenya ngokusebenzisana nabakwa-Boeing, i-NASA, ne-Safran ukuhlola ubuchwepheshe besimanje futhi sihlole amathuba “esibhakabhaka esiluhlaza” okuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwendawo yomoya, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli, umsindo ophansi umphakathi futhi unciphise ukukhishwa kwe-CO2.
- “Etihad participating in this year's ecoDemonstrator program builds on our core innovation and sustainability tenets while supporting the research and development of our partners to bring innovation from the laboratory to a real-world testing environment.
- “Sustainability remains a priority for Etihad in spite of the current Covid19 crisis and this is just one initiative we've taken since the start of the pandemic to continue our drive for sustainable aviation.
