空客公司推出“零排放”商用飛機(jī)概念

據(jù)海灣時(shí)報(bào)網(wǎng)站9月23日消息 空客公司透露了世界上第一架零排放商用飛機(jī)的三個(gè)概念，這家歐洲飛機(jī)制造商表示，這架飛機(jī)可能在2035年投入使用。

這些概念各自代表了實(shí)現(xiàn)零排放飛行的不同方法，探索了各種技術(shù)途徑和空氣動(dòng)力學(xué)配置，以支持公司在航空工業(yè)脫碳方面領(lǐng)先的雄心壯志。

這些概念依賴于氫作為一次能源。空客認(rèn)為，作為一種清潔的航空燃料，氫是一種十分有前途的選擇，很可能成為航空航天和許多其他行業(yè)實(shí)現(xiàn)其氣候中性目標(biāo)的解決方案。

空客首席執(zhí)行官紀(jì)堯姆·福瑞說(shuō)：“這對(duì)整個(gè)商業(yè)航空業(yè)來(lái)說(shuō)是一個(gè)歷史性的時(shí)刻，我們打算在這個(gè)行業(yè)有史以來(lái)最重要的轉(zhuǎn)型中發(fā)揮主導(dǎo)作用。 我們今天公布的概念讓世界看到了我們的雄心壯志，即推動(dòng)零排放飛行的未來(lái)。”

“我堅(jiān)信，氫的使用無(wú)論是在合成燃料中還是作為商用飛機(jī)的主要?jiǎng)恿υ?，都有可能大大減少航空業(yè)對(duì)氣候的影響?！?/span>

首款氣候中性零排放商用飛機(jī)的三個(gè)概念（代號(hào)為“零”）包括渦輪風(fēng)扇設(shè)計(jì)（120-200名乘客）、渦輪螺旋槳設(shè)計(jì)（最多100名乘客）和翼身混合設(shè)計(jì)（最多200名乘客）。

吳恒磊 編譯自 海灣時(shí)報(bào)

原文如下：

Airbus unveils 3 concepts for ‘zero-emission’ commercial planes

Airbus has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft, which the European planemaker said could enter service by 2035.

These concepts each represent a different approach to achieving zero-emission flight, exploring various technology pathways and aerodynamic configurations in order to support the company’s ambition of leading the way in the de-carbonisation of aviation industry.

These concepts rely on hydrogen as a primary power source – an option, which Airbus believes holds exceptional promise as a clean aviation fuel and is likely to be a solution for aerospace and many other industries to meet their climate-neutral targets.

“This is a historic moment for the commercial aviation sector as a whole and we intend to play a leading role in the most important transition this industry has ever seen. The concepts we unveil today offer the world a glimpse of our ambition to drive a bold vision for the future of zero-emission flight,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO.

“I strongly believe that the use of hydrogen – both in synthetic fuels and as a primary power source for commercial aircraft – has the potential to significantly reduce aviation’s climate impact.”

The three concepts – all codenamed “ZEROe” – for a first climate neutral zero-emission commercial aircraft include a turbofan design (120-200 passengers), a turboprop design (up to 100 passengers) and a blended-wing body design (up to 200 passengers).