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Green light for green flight : NASA's contributions to environmentally responsible aviation /

"NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project began in 2009 to explore and document the feasibility, benefits and technical risks of advanced vehicle concepts and enabling technologies for reducing aviation's overall impact on the environment. Its goals included reducing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merlin, Peter W., 1964- (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : NASA, [2020]
Series:NASA aeronautics book series.
Subjects:
NASA Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project (U.S.)
Aeronautics > Environmental aspects > United States.
Green technology > United States.
Aeronautics > Research > United States.
Airplanes > United States > Testing.
Aeronautics > Environmental aspects.
Aeronautics > Research.
Airplanes > Testing.
Green technology.
United States.
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Summary:"NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project began in 2009 to explore and document the feasibility, benefits and technical risks of advanced vehicle concepts and enabling technologies for reducing aviation's overall impact on the environment. Its goals included reducing community noise footprints, fuel burn, and nitrogen oxide emissions. This book reviews the advanced aircraft design concepts, construction technologies, and propulsion advancements that were researched by the ERA project"--
Physical Description:iv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781626830554
162683055X
9781626830561
1626830568