A Boeing-owned 777-200ER has been utilized as the latest test platform for Boeing’s decade-long ecoDemonstrator program. [Photo: Thom Patterson]
Key Takeaways:
Boeing's ecoDemonstrator program utilizes a 777-200ER as a flying test lab for environmentally friendly and efficiency-improving aerospace technologies.
Key technologies being tested include a head-worn heads-up display for enhanced pilot awareness, smart vortex generators to improve fuel efficiency, and large 3D-printed aircraft components.
The demonstration aircraft is also flight testing a blend of 30 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to evaluate its potential for reducing carbon emissions.
Celebrating a decade, the program aims to rapidly transition successful technologies from laboratory testing to operational Boeing aircraft within one to five years.
When you first step aboard Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) latest ecoDemonstrator platform—a 777-200ER—it’s clear there’s some serious research happening inside.
Celebrating a decade of turning airliners into flying test labs for environmentally friendly technology, Boeing brought the towering 777 to this week’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.
