26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-8.10.5 INVITED

PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE OF AVIATION

W. Whitlow Jr.
NASA, USA

Keywords: propulsion, environment, safety, mobility, capacity

NASA has defined goals that ensure the future health of the aviation industry. Revolutionary aircraft that will enable a new future of aviation and mobility are essential to that industry. This paper presents the objectives that must be achieved to revolutionize the aviation system and breakthrough technology solutions to meet the challenges.

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