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January 04, 2016

NASA research could save commercial airlines billions
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2016
The nation's airlines could realize more than $250 billion dollars in savings in the near future thanks to green-related technologies developed and refined by NASA's aeronautics researchers during the past six years. These new technologies, developed under the purview of NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project, could cut airline fuel use in half, pollution by 75 percent and noise to nearly one-eighth of today's levels. "If these technologies start finding their way into the ... read more

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