The Week In Technology, Oct. 21-25, 2024

The Week In Technology, Oct. 21-25, 2024 | Aviation Week Network

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Graham Warwick
October 21, 2024

Rear view of JAXA aircraft on runway — Dual electric ducted fans mounted under the tail ingest and reenergize the fuselage boundary layer.

Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

JAXA Advances Drag-Reducing Boundary Layer Ingestion The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Wake Adaptive Thruster concept to reduce aircraft drag and CO 2 emissions has entered the demonstration phase with plans to conduct a subscale wind tunnel test in 2027. The Wake Adaptive Thruster (WAT)…

Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week’s coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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