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Eclipse 500 light-weight jet flies faster, uses less fuel

One way to reduce the fuel consumption of a car is to reduce its weight. It turns out that this formula works wonders in the sky as well. The Eclipse 500 is a twin-engined jet aircraft which just set a new record as the fastest jet under 10,000 pounds. Perhaps more importantly, the Eclipse jet used approximately 25 percent less fuel than the Cessna Citation Mustang which had set the previous mark just a month earlier. The Eclipse 500's record was set on a flight from New York to Atlanta. The aircraft averaged 393.32 miles per hour and the ... Read more →

Airplanes could save fuel by monitoring areas of turbulence Jeremy Korzeniewski

What does air turbulence have to do with saving fuel? Well, when an airline is aware of sufficiently bad turbulence in a particular area, they often fly around it instead of through it. By altering ...

NASA and Boeing announce the first flight of the X-48B Blended Wing Body Jeremy Korzeniewski

Developed by Boeing with participation from NASA and built in England by Cranfield Aerospace Ltd, the X-48B was given its first flight tests yesterday, which it seems to have passed. The 500 pound ...

EasyJet wants adult jets grounded to help the environment Sam Abuelsamid

European low-cost airline EasyJet got some attention last week with their proposal to build a new, cleaner emissions jet and now they are striking out against their competitors. As fairly recent ...

EasyJet ecoJet cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half Jeremy Korzeniewski

Air travel has taken a hit as of late from the eco-friendly community. The problem is that the jet engines that we count on to get us from one place to another quickly dump a lot of unfriendly ...

Eclipse 500 light-weight jet flies faster, uses less fuel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One way to reduce the fuel consumption of a car is to reduce its weight. It turns out that this formula works wonders in the sky as well. The Eclipse 500 is a twin-engined jet aircraft which just set a new record as the fastest jet under 10,000 pounds. Perhaps more importantly, the Eclipse jet used ...

Airplanes could save fuel by monitoring areas of turbulence 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

What does air turbulence have to do with saving fuel? Well, when an airline is aware of sufficiently bad turbulence in a particular area, they often fly around it instead of through it. By altering their course, they are using more fuel. But, a new system is in the works which may alleviate some of ...

NASA and Boeing announce the first flight of the X-48B Blended Wing Body 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Developed by Boeing with participation from NASA and built in England by Cranfield Aerospace Ltd, the X-48B was given its first flight tests yesterday, which it seems to have passed. The 500 pound "flying wing", which sports a 21 foot wingspan, was flown remotely by a pilot on the ground. The ...

EasyJet wants adult jets grounded to help the environment 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

European low-cost airline EasyJet got some attention last week with their proposal to build a new, cleaner emissions jet and now they are striking out against their competitors. As fairly recent entrant to the airline business, EasyJet has a fleet average age of only 2.2 years old, but many other ...

EasyJet ecoJet cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Air travel has taken a hit as of late from the eco-friendly community. The problem is that the jet engines that we count on to get us from one place to another quickly dump a lot of unfriendly emissions into our atmosphere. The problem is severe enough that NASA researchers "claimed that this extra ...


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