27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-5.9.2

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF A CO2 EMISSION METRIC ON FUTURE AIRCRAFT DESIGNS

D. Lim, T. Nam, G. Burdette, M. Kirby, D. Mavris, P. A. Bonnefoy*, R. J. Hansman*, J. I. Hileman*, I. A. Waitz*, B. Yutko*
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA; *MIT, USA

Keywords: eds, co2, aviation environmental impacts

Shifts in vehicle design trends due to aviation CO2 emission metrics are explored. The combined effects of traditional performance and stringent environmental constraints on several vehicle design spaces are observed, in the presence of future technologies. Potential design implications and unintended consequences of candidate metrics are identified.

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