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 to accelerate the development and integration of environmentally friendly and operationally efficient aviation technologies.
Current testing focuses on innovations such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blends, smart vortex generators for fuel efficiency, and lightweight 3D-printed aircraft components.
The program is also evaluating a wearable heads-up display with an enhanced vision system to improve pilot situational awareness and safety.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the ecoDemonstrator aims to rapidly implement promising technologies into 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.
