The commercial aviation industry needs radical advances in propulsion technology to meet the net zero carbon emissions goal of 2050. But as research, development and testing continues into everything from hybrid and all-electric power to hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel, where is the industry placing its bets? What key breakthroughs are required for truly sustainable propulsion – or is aviation chasing an impossible dream?
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Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Emeritus, MIT
Dr. Alan H. Epstein is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Emeritis, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2018, he retired as Vice President of Technology and Environment at Pratt & Whitney.