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A propulsive fuselage for the planes of the future

More energy efficient, less polluting, and not too different from current designs: an innovative aircraft concept developed by an EU-funded project could help reduce the environmental impact of aviation. The main aim of the research was to study the practical implementation of distributed propulsion and the implications of using hybrid power architectures, i.e. architectures that combine different power sources such as gas turbines, advanced batteries or fuel cells.

DisPURSAL Consortium

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Innovation Transport Smart, green and integrated transport France Germany Russian Federation

date:  28/06/2016

Project:  Distributed Propulsion and Ultra-high By...

acronym:  DisPURSAL

See also:  CORDIS

The proposed concept involves a propulsor built into the tail of the plane. This component adds thrust by re-accelerating air slowed down by contact with the fuselage.

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