Table 3 Estimate of potential future fuel consumption reduction with respect to A320neo (single-aisle) and A350 (twin-aisle) and estimated mission NOx improvement (last line).
Next Generation 2035 | Future Generation 2050 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Technology | Single- aisle | Twin- aisle | Single-aisle | Twin-aisle (long-range) | ||
Conven-tional Tube and Wing Config. | Novel aircraft | |||||
Turbofan Flying-V / MF-BWB | Turboelec. propulsionNASA N3-X | |||||
Airframe engine integration | +2% | +1% | −3% | −4% | −5% | −10% |
Novel configurations | n.a. | n.a. | n.a | n.a. | −15% | −15% |
Drag reduction | −8% | −6% | −12% | −10% | −5% | -- |
Lightweight structures | −12% | −10% | −18% | −15% | −15% | −20% |
Combustion based engines | −10% | −8% | −16% | −14% | −15% | −20% |
Operations | −2% | −1% | −4% | −3% | −3% | −3% |
Estimated fuel burn improvement | −22% | −18% | −38% | −34% | −40% | −44% |
Estimated mission NOx improvement | −22% to −26% | −18% to −22% | −38% | −25% to −34% | −30% to −40% | −33% to −44% |
