ecoDemonstrator
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The ecoDemonstrator Program is a Boeing flight test research program, which has used a series of specially modified aircraft to develop and test aviation technologies designed to improve fuel economy and reduce the noise and ecological footprint of airliners.
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General information | |
Project for | Improved fuel economy and ecological footprint Reduced noise |
History | |
Initiated | 2011 |
Predecessors | Quiet Technology Demonstrator |
Successors | ecoDemonstrator Explorer |
Starting in 2012, several aircraft have tested around 250 technologies as of 2023; many remain in further development, but about a third have been implemented commercially,[1] such as iPad apps for pilot real-time information to reduce fuel use and emissions; custom approach paths to reduce community noise; and cameras for ground navigation and collision avoidance.[2]
Boeing's named airliner technology programs started in 2001 with the Quiet Technology Demonstrator, and have continued, through the ecoDemonstrator, to the ecoDemonstrator Explorer program announced in 2023.