one after another, thus Airbus showed that fuel can be saved

With two A350 flying one behindás from another, Airbus demonstratedó that you can save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions with the fello program’fly. Airbus press photo

Airbus has made the first demonstrationóformation flightón long distance in space aéreo transatlápenthouse with two planes A350 that flew at a distance of three kiloómeters from each other from Toulouse, France toward Montreal, Canadaá. The aircraft were received at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport.

With this flight they saved más de 6 tons of emissions CO2 on the journey, which confirms the potential of más of a 5% fuel savings on long-haul flights.

The test flight of «demonstrationón final» took place on 9 November 2021 with two A350 test aircraft, MSN1 y MSN59, the first as avión líder and the second as a follower. This was possible thanks to the flight control systems developed by Airbus that position the avión follower safely in the wake of the updraft of the avión líthe, allowing you to reduce engine thrust and reduce fuel consumption. A similar principle can be observed with large migratory birds, like geese, that fly together in a formationón distinct V-shaped.

The airline pilotsínea SAS Scandinavian Airlines partner of Airbus and Frenchbee witnessed the transatl flightántic on board as observers. The flight was possible thanks to Airbus and its management partnersón of the tráI'm theéreo and navigation service providersón (DSNA, NATS, NAV CANADA, Eurocontrol and IAA), with the support of the DGAC, who together demonstrated that technologyírecovery flightón the energyíwake used in flight fello’fly can be achieved without compromising security.

The demonstrationón también shows cómo ops fello’fly podríto significantly boost performanceñor environmental of commercial aircraft and contribute to the objectives of decarbonización of the aviaci industryón in the immediate term.

The next step is to obtain the support of the authorities so that this new operating concept can be certified and, on úlast resort, allow the aerosolsíways to reduce your fuel consumption and your CO2 emissions.