Etihad ecoDemonstrator

The National
  • The collaboration between Nasa and Boeing will advance ways for pilots to reduce noise and inform future quiet aircraft designs. Courtesy Etihad Airways
    The collaboration between Nasa and Boeing will advance ways for pilots to reduce noise and inform future quiet aircraft designs. Courtesy Etihad Airways
  • Etihad’s ecoDemonstrator rolls out a 'flying test bed' of new technologies at Glasgow in Montana. Courtesy Etihad Airways
    Etihad’s ecoDemonstrator rolls out a 'flying test bed' of new technologies at Glasgow in Montana. Courtesy Etihad Airways
  • The ecoDemonstrator series of flights will gather the most detailed information to date about aircraft acoustics from some 200 microphones attached to the outside of the 787 and 1,000 positioned on the ground. Courtesy Etihad
    The ecoDemonstrator series of flights will gather the most detailed information to date about aircraft acoustics from some 200 microphones attached to the outside of the 787 and 1,000 positioned on the ground. Courtesy Etihad
  • This week, Etihad’s ecoDemonstrator aircraft was fitted out with specially modified farings on the landing gears, which are designed to reduce noise during landings. Courtesy Etihad Airways
    This week, Etihad’s ecoDemonstrator aircraft was fitted out with specially modified farings on the landing gears, which are designed to reduce noise during landings. Courtesy Etihad Airways
  • The Etihad 787-10 ecoDemonstrator is fitted with over 200 microphones on the outside of the aircraft and 1,000 microphones on the ground to measure sound levels while the aircraft has been flying around Glasgow, Montana. Courtesy Etihad Airways
    The Etihad 787-10 ecoDemonstrator is fitted with over 200 microphones on the outside of the aircraft and 1,000 microphones on the ground to measure sound levels while the aircraft has been flying around Glasgow, Montana. Courtesy Etihad Airways
  • Results from Etihad’s 787 ecoDemonstrator will improve Nasa’s Aircraft Noise Prediction Programme. Courtesy Etihad Airways
    Results from Etihad’s 787 ecoDemonstrator will improve Nasa’s Aircraft Noise Prediction Programme. Courtesy Etihad Airways
  • This is the first time the ecoDemonstrator programme is using a Boeing 787-10 since flight testing began in 2012. Courtesy Etihad Airways
    This is the first time the ecoDemonstrator programme is using a Boeing 787-10 since flight testing began in 2012. Courtesy Etihad Airways
  • All scheduled ecoDemonstrator test flights have been powered by a blend of up to 50 per cent sustainable aviation fuel and regular jet fuel. Courtesy Etihad Airways
    All scheduled ecoDemonstrator test flights have been powered by a blend of up to 50 per cent sustainable aviation fuel and regular jet fuel. Courtesy Etihad Airways