By Jon Hemmerdinger2021-06-03T17:08:00+01:00
Boeing will continue its ”ecoDemonstrator” programme in 2021, using a 737 Max 9 to evaluate new cabin sidewalls, 3D-printed cabin air vents, noise-reducing engine nacelles and a new fire-fighting chemical.
The company will also use the jet – which is earmarked for delivery to Alaska Airlines in 2022 – to evaluate flight-control technology, atmosphere-measuring equipment and the use of biofuel, Boeing says on 3 June.
Through its ecoDemonstrator programme – now in its 10th year – Boeing evaluates technologies that could make their way onto in-service jets.
Source: Boeing
A digital rendering of Boeing’s 2021 “ecoDemonstrator”, a 737 Max 9, in Alaska Airlines’ colours
The company expects to begin this year’s ecoDemonstrator flights in about four weeks and to wrap up testing in December. It will fly the 737 Max 9 from Seattle.