New Wing Design,Reduces Emissions and Fuel Consumption by 50%

[farri]

New Wing Design Reduces Emissions and Fuel Consumption by 50%

[Bruce Tuncks]

Wow they have finally seen a Jabiru and they are copying it... good move I say.

 

 

[Yenn]

It looks as if this is a return to the Cessna type wing, which has drag from the wing / strut / fuselage connections, but the strut looks as if it may deliver lift.

 

Back to the biplane?

 

I wonder where they got those weights from. The wing looks to be a very high proportion of gross weight. maybe it includes the engines and fuel.

 

 

[Peter Anson]

They obviously need the strut because the wing is so thin that they can't get sufficient strength with a cantilever. Thinner wing = less fuel capacity, but that's OK if you are saving fuel. I bet a lot of work went into the strut-to-wing joint. Probably not trying to get lift off the strut so much as reduce drag.