Originally Posted by
Jwscud
But the volume is significantly higher, so trading off some of that gain against increase sized tanks, larger structures, more drag &c. I find the whole thing absolutely fascinating and if 2050 really is the target look forward to flying some of these things before I retire.
What sort of issues are hiding in there? Is fuel gauging with cryogenics (if that’s the route they take) much harder? I almost wish I were clever enough/made the right career choices to be involved in development.
The target is 2035, 15 years from now. Given the timescales in aviation and the problems to solve : tomorrow. (as Airbus said in their presentation)