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Airbus har lansert noe de kalle for "fello'fly", som såvidt jeg har forstått er et prosjekt som ser på muligheten for "wake energy retrieval". Forenklet; å fly på samme måte som fuglene i V-formasjon.
https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/11/airbus-inspired-by-nature-to-boost-aircraft-environmental-performance.html
TU har også skrevet en artikkel om dette. Sparepotensialet skal visstnok være opptil 10% på drivstofforbruket.
https://www.tu.no/artikler/nytt-biomimikk-prosjekt-airbus-flyr-passasjerfly-i-formasjon-for-a-spare-drivstoff/479160
SAS skal visstnok være med i prosjektet til Airbus
https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/09/airbus-joined-by-european-partners-to-demonstrate-reduced-emission-fellofly-operations.html
Airbus has signed agreements with two airline customers; Frenchbee and SAS Scandinavian Airlines, as well as three Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP); France’s DSNA (Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne), the UK’s NATS and EUROCONTROL to demonstrate the operational feasibility of Airbus’ demonstrator project, fello’fly, for reducing aviation emissions.
Første testflyvning av konseptet ble foretatt av 2 A350 maskiner mellom Toulouse og Montreal i går
https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/airbus/airbus-and-its-partners-demonstrate-how-sharing-the-skies-can-save-airlines-fuel-and-reduce-co2-emissions/
Airbus has performed the first long-haul demonstration of formation flight in general air traffic (GAT) regulated transatlantic airspace with two A350 aircraft flying at three kilometres apart from Toulouse, France to Montreal, Canada. The aircraft were greeted at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. Over 6 tonnes of CO2 emissions were saved on the trip, confirming the potential for more than a 5% fuel saving on long-haul flights.