CONTRAIL joins ecoDemonstrator tests

Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 began flight testing more than 25 new technologies aimed at improving aviation’s environmental performance through every phase of flight. The Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program accelerates the testing, refinement and use of new technologies and methods that can improve efficiency and reduce noise and emissions.

CONTRAIL project, known internationally as long term atmospheric observation effort using JAL’s commercial airplanes, joins the ecoDemonstrator 787 flight by installing several kinds of atmospheric observation equipment including newly developing Multi-species Measuring Equipment (MME).

During many of ecoDemonstrator787 flights, CME and MME are continuously operated and gather atmospheric information. Some data are submitted to the ground though aircraft data link system on a real-time base.

ASE will conduct the air sampling during one dedicated flight planned during ecoDemonstrator787 tests for Meteorological activities.
The flight will conduct in the U.S. West Coast area around Washington, Oregon and California.

Source and image: JAL / Boeing