Sharkskin System Used to Reduce Drag of 777 Cargo Jets
Airline Geeks
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Freighter airlines are using a new coating that mimics the structure of a shark’s skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption.
Airline Geeks
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Freighter airlines are using a new coating that mimics the structure of a shark’s skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced its financial outlook for the global airline industry in 2025 which forecasts a strengthening of profitability and further rises in annual passenger traffic figures which will breach the five billion passenger mark for the first time in the history of the industry. below the $7.9
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Aerotime
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The cutting-edge surface technology is inspired by shark skin and is said to reduce drag and enhance fuel efficiency, hence reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In doing so, ANA has become the first individual airline to operate both passenger and freighter variants of the Boeing 777 featuring this innovative surface technology.
World Airline News
AUGUST 24, 2024
Lufthansa Technik AG has announced EVA Air as the first Asian airline to sign for modifications with its drag-reducing and, hence, fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology, jointly developed with BASF. AeroSHARK is a functional surface film modeled on sharkskin’s drag-reducing structure.
Airline Economics
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has introduced its first AeroSHARK equipped aircraft with its 777 cargo freighter. The first modified aircraft began scheduled cargo operations on September 2, 2024. The surface film technology, inspired by the structure of sharkskin, reduces drag and enhances fuel efficiency.
AV Web
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Following the lead of Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss International Air Lines, EVA Air and All Nippon Airways have become the first Asian carriers to adopt a high-tech aircraft coating that reduces drag by emulating the skin of a shark. All Nippon began operating its first AeroShark-coated Boeing 777 freighter on August 31.
Vintage Aviation News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The fuselage of L-1049G was paired with a new, sleeker, low-drag wing which not only was 16 percent thinner than the previous wing design, but it also stretched to a majestic 150 feet. Operational Glory The Starliner entered commercial service with Trans World Airlines (TWA) on a flight from New York to London and Frankfurt in June, 1957.
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