This 1 hour 50 minute webinar summarizes the work accomplished for NASA by the Boeing Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research (SUGAR) team during a continuing two phase study which started in 2008.
In Phase I, the team completed the development of a future scenario for world-wide commercial aviation in 2030, selected baseline and advanced configurations, generated technology suites for each, conducted detailed performance analysis, calculated noise and emissions, assessed technology risks, and developed technology roadmaps. Five concepts were evaluated in detail including a high span strut braced wing concept, a gas turbine battery electric concept, and a hybrid wing body.
In Phase II, the study was extended to the N+4 2040 timeframe and considered the following additional technologies: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Hydrogen, fuel cell hybrids, Low Energy Nuclear (LENR), boundary layer ingestion propulsion (BLI), unducted fans, and advanced propellers.
Key Topics
- The Challenges and Opportunities for Green Aviation
- Phase I N+3 Advanced Concepts and Technologies
- Phase I N+3 Results and Recommendations
- Phase II N+4 Technologies
- Phase II N+4 Results and Recommendations
- Future Work
Audience
Anyone interested in Hybrid Electric and Truss Braced Wing technologies, Aircraft Design, and Green Engineering.
Instructor
Dr. Marty Bradley is a Technical Fellow for The Boeing Company, working in the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Advanced Concepts Group in Long Beach, California. He is the leader for a variety of projects related to advanced concepts and technologies, electric and hybrid electric aircraft, and propulsion integration for advanced technologies. Marty has 33-years of experience in vehicle design, propulsion integration, and technology studies for a wide variety of commercial and military aerospace applications. Marty was the Principal Investigator for the NASA funded SUGAR study looking at advanced technologies for future commercial aircraft, including the hybrid electric SUGAR Volt, and contributed to the National Academies report on Low Carbon Aviation. He is the Leader of the AIAA Aircraft Electric Propulsion and Power Working Group. He previously was Chair of the AIAA Green Engineering Program Committee and the High Speed Airbreathing Propulsion Technical Committee. Marty has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, all from the University of Southern California.