NASA Green Aviation Project to Move Into Next Phase of Research

Jan. 3, 2013

Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov

Kathy Barnstorff
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
757-864-9886/344-8511
kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov

Duane Hyland
AIAA Headquarters, Reston, Va.
703-264-7558/835-4867
duaneh@aiaa.org

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NASA GREEN AVIATION PROJECT TO MOVE INTO NEXT PHASE OF RESEARCH

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA)
Project is moving forward with its research efforts to "green" the
skies. ERA is developing aircraft concepts and technologies to help
reduce the impact of aviation on the environment during the next 30
years.

Fay Collier, ERA project manager based at NASA's Langley Research
Center in Hampton, Va., will unveil the project's next steps, which
include large-scale demonstrations, at the 51st American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace Sciences Meeting,
Monday, Jan. 7, near Dallas.

The demonstrations, which are funded by NASA's Integrated System
Research Program in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate,
will focus on five areas -- aircraft drag reduction, weight
reduction, fuel and noise reduction, emissions reductions, and fuel
consumption and community noise reduction.

Collier will present more about the second phase of the ERA project,
which started in 2009, in a session at 3 p.m. at the Gaylord Texan
Hotel and Convention Center in Grapevine. Interested media should
contact Duane Hyland at 703-435-8353 or duaneh@aiaa.org for
credentials.

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