Boeing ati Commercial Aircraft Corp. ti China (COMAC) loni fowo si adehun tuntun kan lati faagun ifowosowopo iwadi apapọ wọn ni atilẹyin idagbasoke alagbero igba pipẹ ti ọkọ ofurufu iṣowo.
Awọn ile-iṣẹ meji naa, eyiti o fowo si adehun ifowosowopo akọkọ ni Oṣu Kẹta ọdun 2012, ti n ṣe iwadii awọn ọna lati mu imudara idana ti ọkọ oju-ofurufu ati idinku awọn itujade eefin-gas, pẹlu imudara biofuel ti ọkọ ofurufu alagbero ati iṣakoso ijabọ afẹfẹ (ATM).
Nipasẹ adehun tuntun yii, ti a fowo si ni Zhuhai Airshow, awọn ile-iṣẹ yoo ṣawari awọn agbegbe mẹfa ti iwadii anfani ti ara-ẹni nipasẹ ile-iṣẹ Imọ-ẹrọ Sustainable Aviation Boeing-COMAC ti a fun lorukọmii. Wọn yoo tun tẹsiwaju lati ṣe paṣipaarọ awọn asọtẹlẹ ọja ọkọ ofurufu ti iṣowo.
“Bi a ṣe n sunmọ ọdun 45 ti ifowosowopo laarin Boeing ati ile-iṣẹ ọkọ ofurufu China, Boeing ati COMAC n pọ si awọn akitiyan wa lati rii daju idagbasoke alagbero igba pipẹ ti ọkọ-ofurufu, mu ilọsiwaju rẹ ṣiṣẹ ati dinku ipa ayika,” Ian Chang, Igbakeji Alakoso, Olupese sọ. Management China Mosi & Business Development, Boeing Commercial ofurufu. "Iwadii anfani ti gbogbo eniyan pẹlu COMAC ṣe atilẹyin ipa agbaye ti Boeing lati jẹ ki idagbasoke ati alabaṣepọ ṣiṣẹ lati koju awọn italaya fun ile-iṣẹ wa.”
"Awọn ile-iṣẹ meji naa ti ni ilọsiwaju igbekele ati oye laarin ọdun marun ti ṣiṣẹ pọ," Wu Guanghui, Igbakeji Aare COMAC sọ. "Adehun ti o fowo si loni gbooro ati pe yoo mu ifowosowopo wa si ipele tuntun, ti n fun awọn ile-iṣẹ mejeeji laaye lati lo awọn anfani tiwọn fun awọn abajade win-win ti o le ṣe anfani kii ṣe China nikan, ṣugbọn iyoku agbaye.”
Awọn agbegbe iwadii fun Ile-iṣẹ Imọ-ẹrọ Ofurufu Alagbero yoo pẹlu:
• Technologies supporting sustainable aviation fuel development and assessing the benefit to aviation of using these technologies;
• ATM technologies and applications;
• Environmentally sustainable manufacturing, including enhanced recycling of materials;
• Technologies to enhance the airplane cabin environment related to environmental stewardship and air travel by aging populations;
• New industry or international standards in aviation energy conservation and emissions reduction;
• Improvements in workplace safety during cabin and ground operations.
Bi wọn ti ni lati ọdun 2012, Boeing ati COMAC yoo yan ni apapọ ati ṣe inawo iwadi nipasẹ awọn ile-ẹkọ giga ti o da lori Ilu China ati awọn ile-iṣẹ iwadii. Adehun akọkọ wọn ṣẹda Itọju Agbara Agbara Ofurufu Boeing-COMAC ati Awọn Idinku Awọn itujade (AECER) Ile-iṣẹ Imọ-ẹrọ.
Lati igbanna, Ile-iṣẹ Boeing-COMAC AECER ṣe awọn iṣẹ akanṣe iwadii 17, ti o yori si ohun elo ifihan biofuel ti ọkọ ofurufu ti o yi “epo gutter” egbin sinu epo ọkọ ofurufu ati awọn eto apẹrẹ sọfitiwia ATM mẹta. Ile-iṣẹ naa ti ṣe ifamọra ikopa ti awọn alabaṣiṣẹpọ inu ile ati ti kariaye 12.
Ni afikun, Boeing ati COMAC gbero lati ṣii ile-iṣẹ iṣọpọ kan ni Zhoushan, China, ti yoo fi awọn inu inu ati kun awọn 737s ṣaaju ki Boeing to fi awọn ọkọ ofurufu wọnyi ranṣẹ si awọn alabara Ilu China.
Orile-ede China jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ọja ọkọ ofurufu ti o dagba ju ni agbaye. Awọn Isakoso Ofurufu Ilu ti Ilu China ti sọ asọtẹlẹ pe ijabọ ero-irin-ajo ni Ilu China yoo de 485 million ni ọdun yii ati pe yoo de awọn ero-ajo 1.5 bilionu ni ọdun 2030. Boeing ti pinnu pe awọn ọkọ ofurufu Ilu China yoo nilo lati ra diẹ sii ju 6,800 awọn ọkọ ofurufu titun nipasẹ 2035 lati pade ti o dagba ni iyara. eletan fun abele ati okeere air ajo.
