Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: The Big Gimper on October 28, 2012, 09:52:24 AM

Title: NASA N+3 Program Concepts
Post by: The Big Gimper on October 28, 2012, 09:52:24 AM

Found this over at Secret Projects:

NASA recently completed the N+3 program for advanced concepts and technologies for airliners that would go into service in the 2030-35 time frame. The program studied both subsonic and supersonic airliners. The goal of the subsonic program was to reduce fuel burn by 70%, NOx emissions 75% and airport noise 71dB by 2030-35. Four teams participated in the study: Boeing, Northrop Grumman, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and General Electric/Cessna.

Lots of interesting designs. And Tophe, some asymm stuff too!!!!

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,10646.0.html (http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,10646.0.html)

Title: Re: NASA N+3 Program Concepts
Post by: Cliffy B on October 28, 2012, 09:58:04 AM

Nice find!!!  Those supersonic Boeing designs are... :-*  They're begging for SR and Bomber profiles!

Title: Re: NASA N+3 Program Concepts
Post by: Daryl J. on October 28, 2012, 10:10:33 AM

The Cessna plan shows tremendous advantages of the 10-30 passenger aircraft.


Didn't we call those a DC-3?   ;D