Technology update

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April 2007

Beyond 2030: the Silent Aircraft Initiative

Following the formal completion of the Cambridge University-MIT Silent Aircraft Initiative (SAI), elements of the research are being continued by some members of the teams involved. The concept design created as a result of the SAI incorporates its findings and requirements for a generation-after-next airliner in service beyond 2030 to meet emerging environmental requirements—with low noise as its main raison d'être.
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