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Boeing, NASA Look to Flying Geese in Chase for Jet-Fuel Savings

Boeing, NASA Look to Flying Geese in Chase for Jet-Fuel Savings | Biomimicry | Scoop.it

"Boeing Co. and NASA have found an inexpensive way to cut airline fuel bills by borrowing a trick from the world’s greatest long-distance aviators: migratory birds. By lining up cruising aircraft in a V-shaped formation favored by Canada geese, carriers would be able to produce a leap in efficiency without investing in structural makeovers or futuristic technology. The idea is to link the flying convoys safely using navigation and collision-avoidance tools that already are widely installed in cockpits."

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U.S. Air Force Goes Vortex Surfing to Cut Fuel Consumption

U.S. Air Force Goes Vortex Surfing to Cut Fuel Consumption | Biomimicry | Scoop.it

The United States Air Force (USAF) is taking flying lessons from geese and spiny lobsters. This may seem like the mother of all bureaucratic errors, but there’s actually some pretty solid science behind it. In exploiting a phenomenon known as “vortex surfing,” the USAF has found that by having C-17 cargo planes flying in formation, it can reduce fuel consumption by up to ten percent.

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