MIT Researchers Design Airliner That Uses 70% Less Fuel

Source: wired.com Posted By: Jennifer G..5077 days ago

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers recently released a concept aircraft design that could use 70 percent less fuel than current commercial airliners. The simple secret, they say: Optimize the aircraft for modern, efficient jet engines.

Jet engine these days burn much less fuel at slightly slower speeds than the original designs that influenced the swept wing designs of the 1950s and 60s. One of the main problems is that most airliners still use leftovers from those designs even....

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