Environmental Performance

by Design
Mahendra Joshi
Manager, Noise & Emissions
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Aviation Noise & Air Quality Symposium
Palm Springs, CA
March 2005

Increasing Expectations
Civil aviation is
necessary for
economic growth
and prosperity
but growth must
be in line with the
worlds increasing
environmental
expectations

Environmental Responsibility
Civil aviation is
environmentally
responsible, and
Boeing has been,
and continues to
be a leader in this
arena.

Leading the Way with the 787

Boeing airplane
products are
leading examples
of environmental

787-8
223 passengers (3 class)
8,500 nmi / 15,700 km

787-9
259 passengers (3 class)
8,300 nmi / 15,400 km

responsibility in
the aviation
industry
787-3
296 passengers (2 class)
3,500 nmi / 6,500km

Designed for the Environment

Environmental
considerations are
DESIGN

integral to the
design of the 787

LIFE CYCLE
APPROACH

3 1/2

6 1/2
THEN

NOW

Primer VOCs (grams/liter)

MANUFACTURE

OPERATIONS

RECYCLE

The 787 Will Be an

Environmental Leader

Less fuel used

Lower emissions
Quieter for communities, crews, and
passengers
Fewer hazardous materials
Less waste in production

A Breakthrough in Fuel Efficiency

787

A More Efficient Way to Travel

The 787 will be one

10.7
Litres

of the most fuel

efficient modes of

6.4
Litres

transportation
3.8 -2.2
Litres

* Measured per 100 passenger kilometers, and assuming

average modal load factors

2.4
Litres

The Worlds Quietest Twin-Aisle

Airplane
Early jet airplanes
707-120

Quieter

Second generation
jet airplanes
727-100

First
generation
jet
airplanes

New
generation jet
airplanes

767-200

787

1955

1965

1975

1985
YEAR of INITIAL SERVICE

1995

2005

2015

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-50 0

(ft.)
Distance

50 0

Sideline

Sideline

Distance

(ft.)

10 0 10 0

50 0

Quiet for Airport Communities

85 dB Noise Contours at OHare

767-300ER

0 787-8
Feet
Meters

-50 0

10000

3000

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Innovation Makes Boeing an

Environmental Leader

Advanced Technology

Systems

Contributes to 787
Engines

Efficiencies and
Environmental

Materials

Performance

Aerodynamics

Advanced Aerodynamics Technology

Composite Solutions Applied

Throughout the 787

Other
Steel 5%
10%
Carbon laminate
Carbon sandwich

Titanium
15%

Fiberglass
Aluminum
Aluminum/steel/titanium pylons

Aluminum
20%

Composites
50%

Propulsion Systems Feature

Key Environmental Technologies
Engine and nacelle
features:
GEnx

Higher bypass ratio

No-engine-bleed systems
architecture
Laminar flow nacelles
Low-noise nacelles with
chevrons

Trent 1000

Low emission
combustors

787 Will Be Quiet

Enabled by Aggressive Application of Low Noise Technologies
Low Weight Structures
Very High Bypass Ratio Engines
Improved Airplane Performance

Chevrons
Joint-less Acoustic Treatment

Quiet Flaps and Slats

Low-noise Landing Gears

Leading the Way with Research and

Development

Boeings

Airframe Noise
Source Location

breakthrough
technologies make
environmental
advances possible

Jet-Airframe Interaction Noise

Jet Noise Suppression

Quiet Technology Demonstrator

Lessons Valuable Engines/nacelles

Chevrons

Joint-less Acoustic Treatment

Improved Airplane Performance

Low Weight Structures

Very High Bypass Ratio Engines

Computational
fluid dynamics
evaluations

Extensive
scale-model
acoustic tests

Full-scale flight test validation

airplane

Manufacturing
Technology Has
Enabled a 30%
Increase in Acoustic
Treatment Area

Acoustic Camera Enables Quieter

Airframe Designs
Wing Anti-Icing Exhaust Holes

Boeing 777 model in NASA Ames

40- by 80-ft wind tunnel

Source
Identified

Large Scale
Landing Gear

Quiet Technology Demonstrator 2

(GE, Goodrich, NASA, Boeing)

Smart Chevrons
Fixed and Variable
Joint-less
One-piece
Inlet Acoustic
Barrel and
Treated Lip

Low-Noise
Main Gear

777-300ER
August 2005 Flight Test For Approx 1 Month

Continuous Descent Approach:

Reduces Noise, Saves Fuel
767 Flights Demonstrate Quiet Operational Procedures and
Reduced Fuel Consumption at Louisville, KY
Partners:
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Air Traffic Management,
United Parcel Service, NASA, FAA, MIT, Regional Airport Authority
3 - 6 dB Reduction in Approach Noise

767 Standard Approach

767 Continuous Descent Approach

Enhanced Schiphol
Air Traffic Management
A Joint BCA/ BATM/ LVNL (Netherlands Air Traffic Control) Project
Objective:
Develop and validate long-term concepts of operations for the Netherlands ATM
system, aimed specifically at operational improvements at Schiphol.
Improvements Goal:
Enhance Capacity, Punctuality, Safety, Efficiency, and the Environment
June 2003
Ph. I Complete
Critical Factors Identified

2002
Nov. 1
Project Kick-off

2003

Aug. 2005
Ph. III Complete
Concepts Validated

2004
early

Jul. 2004 implementation

Ph. II Complete
Concepts Defined

2005

Our Environmental Vision

Boeing Commercial
Airplanes:

Committed
to the pursuit of
balance between
aviation and the
environment

Backup Charts

Balancing Performance

Lean Manufacture

Reliability

Cost

Noise

Range

Emissions

Passenger &
Cargo

SAFETY

Comfort

Cruise Mach

Landing Speed

Cruise Altitude

Takeoff Field
Length

Fuel Economy

Maintainability

Starting the Second Century of

Powered Flight

Development Schedule Aggressive,

Achievable, On Track
Airplane
Announcement

2002

Authority
To Offer

2003

Program
Launch

2004

First
Flight

Firm
Configuration

2005

2006

2007

Certification
and Delivery

2008