Potential future business aircraft configuration.
The “traditional” (pre-2010 generation) and “advanced” (current generation) tube and wing aircraft will begin to be superseded in the 2035 to 2050 timeframe by “advanced concept” aircraft. These concepts will produce a step change reduction in fuel burn, based on the vehicle aerodynamic configuration, improvements from advanced flight controls using stability augmentation to reduce drag, achieve structural optimisation, and enhance propulsion system integration.
Various new aircraft types and configurations from Urban Air Mobility to light jets and turboprops to large civil single aisle and twin aisle aircraft are expected to make wide and varied use of a range of more specific technologies, explored below. Figure 2 shows an example of an advanced configuration business aircraft.
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