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 ICAS2008-P10.2

A METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT OF FUTURE AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES

P. Hollingsworth, H. Pfaender, H. Jimenez
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Keywords: Aviation, Environmental Impact, Vehicle Concepts, Technology

Air travel and accordingly the commercial aviation fleet is expected to continue to grow over the coming years with a corresponding environmental effect. This paper proposes method of evaluating future vehicle and operational technologies and concepts in a holistic system wide manner, in order to minimize this impact.

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