Safran Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:33:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Taxiing Green With Airbus A320’s Fuel-Efficient eTaxi System https://www.greenoptimistic.com/taxiing-green-airbus-a320s-fuel-efficient-etaxi-system-20131223/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/taxiing-green-airbus-a320s-fuel-efficient-etaxi-system-20131223/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:32:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44710 In the air, the Airbus A320 passenger plane is one of the most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft that airlines can invest in. On the ground, however, Airbus found a way to make at least the Airbus A320 series plane even more fuel-efficient, but not using the main engines. Of course, the only way that Airbus can […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/taxiing-green-airbus-a320s-fuel-efficient-etaxi-system-20131223/feed/ 0 44710 Airplane Fuel Economy on the Ground Improved by New Electric Taxi Gear https://www.greenoptimistic.com/airplane-fuel-economy-on-the-ground-improved-by-electric-taxi-gear-20130625/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/airplane-fuel-economy-on-the-ground-improved-by-electric-taxi-gear-20130625/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:31:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=38676 We’ve covered airplane fuel economy before, and there are a number of approaches to improving it, including use of lighter materials, lighter hybrid control systems, and more efficient engines. We often think of airplane fuel economy in terms of how many miles each seat can go per gallon, referred to as seat-miles per gallon [sMPG]. […]

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