空客公司推出“零排放”商用飞机概念

据海湾时报网站9月23日消息 空客公司透露了世界上第一架零排放商用飞机的三个概念，这家欧洲飞机制造商表示，这架飞机可能在2035年投入使用。

这些概念各自代表了实现零排放飞行的不同方法，探索了各种技术途径和空气动力学配置，以支持公司在航空工业脱碳方面领先的雄心壮志。

这些概念依赖于氢作为一次能源。空客认为，作为一种清洁的航空燃料，氢是一种十分有前途的选择，很可能成为航空航天和许多其他行业实现其气候中性目标的解决方案。

空客首席执行官纪尧姆·福瑞说：“这对整个商业航空业来说是一个历史性的时刻，我们打算在这个行业有史以来最重要的转型中发挥主导作用。 我们今天公布的概念让世界看到了我们的雄心壮志，即推动零排放飞行的未来。”

“我坚信，氢的使用无论是在合成燃料中还是作为商用飞机的主要动力源，都有可能大大减少航空业对气候的影响。”

首款气候中性零排放商用飞机的三个概念（代号为“零”）包括涡轮风扇设计（120-200名乘客）、涡轮螺旋桨设计（最多100名乘客）和翼身混合设计（最多200名乘客）。

吴恒磊 编译自 海湾时报

原文如下：

Airbus unveils 3 concepts for ‘zero-emission’ commercial planes

Airbus has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft, which the European planemaker said could enter service by 2035.

These concepts each represent a different approach to achieving zero-emission flight, exploring various technology pathways and aerodynamic configurations in order to support the company’s ambition of leading the way in the de-carbonisation of aviation industry.

These concepts rely on hydrogen as a primary power source – an option, which Airbus believes holds exceptional promise as a clean aviation fuel and is likely to be a solution for aerospace and many other industries to meet their climate-neutral targets.

“This is a historic moment for the commercial aviation sector as a whole and we intend to play a leading role in the most important transition this industry has ever seen. The concepts we unveil today offer the world a glimpse of our ambition to drive a bold vision for the future of zero-emission flight,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO.

“I strongly believe that the use of hydrogen – both in synthetic fuels and as a primary power source for commercial aircraft – has the potential to significantly reduce aviation’s climate impact.”

The three concepts – all codenamed “ZEROe” – for a first climate neutral zero-emission commercial aircraft include a turbofan design (120-200 passengers), a turboprop design (up to 100 passengers) and a blended-wing body design (up to 200 passengers).