The most environmentally friendly passenger flight

Boeing Dreamliner program aims to reduce the consumption of aviation fuel to a little greener. His secret, the materials with which it is built and the signature engines Rolls Royce. Now, this plane "green" just completed its first commercial flight between the cities of Tokyo and Hong Kong, Japan and China.From prehistoric man and wanted to fly. The ancient mythology and creatures and characters showed they were getting soar and rise above the heads of other human beings, as the case of the Greek Icarus. Even the great Leonardo da Vinci designed a kind of plane, far from the current passenger aircraft, but would make a race to develop a reliable they fly on their own. Many others like François de Rozier, Otto Lilienthal and Clement Ader also put their two cents in this race. However, certain that very few of them came to believe that their inventions in the future would cause an environmental problem.And currently, worldwide, take off and land around 100,000 flights with consequent energy expenditure and, consequently, with the atmospheric contaminanción generate. And not just because of the CO2 emitted by their engines, but also sound level problems on the people living near airports.Commercial aircraft greenerHence, Boeing has developed a line of environmentally friendly commercial aircraft. The aircraft, the Boeing 787 can go up to 15,000 miles without refueling, a distance that only completed two brand models. Being made largely of carbon fiber (a lightweight and highly resistant) reduces weight and consume less fuel gets in flight. Exactly explained from Boeing, "up to 50 percent of the main structure 787, including the fuselage and wings will be made of composite materials."The way of manufacturing parts is another key to the reduction of aircraft weight. For example, indicate from the brand, we are eliminating 1,500 aluminum sheets and some 45,000 clips thanks to the manufacturing of the fuselage as one piece.Another notable feature of this model is its small size, making it more versatile in small distances. But also at the structural level, highlights the development carried out by Rolls Royce. The engine, developed specifically for this aircraft and called Trend 1,000, reduces noise and vibration, is more efficient, lightweight and easy to install on the wings of Boeing.The innovative aircraft carries up to 250 passengers and travel at a speed of about 912 km / h.This model aircraft's brand has promised a 20 percent lower fuel consumption and 30 percent lower maintenance costs. A sound level indicate that the reduction of noise pollution exceeds 50 percent.The prototypes are essential for future development and improvement of technologies. However, sometimes misses these kinds of projects that transform the design on paper into a reality.