This Genius Airplane consumes Less Fuel than SUV

The company I worked for had a Beech Starship. We flew it around as a commercial commuter aircraft with commercial pilots. It look good, sounded great and had lots of space inside compared to others. But we seemed to need new props about every sixth landing. We learned why almost all aircraft have the prop in the front. Upon landing, and rocks, or dirt would damage the props. New we would be far from home and ordering one or two props. They would have to fly them out with a team from the factory to replace them. It was on us to pay for it and it was $$. After the third prop replacement, we returned it to Beech. Special pilots, not as fast as a commuter jet, always waiting on parts, etc. It looked killer in the giant hangar, but it was a bad design. Never again design a prop plane with the prop in the back. They get destroyed on landing.

"Calculated" performance figures, but no actual test data. It's all vaporware, but the vaguely British accent of the narrator is convincing.

It’s great to see so much effort put into this endeavor. The shorter runway take off is ideal for avoiding the big hubs, big traffic issues out of and into conventional International airports. That practical level of service coupled with the reduction in emissions makes this venture so worth while.

Very impressive performance numbers. Here's hoping that this one sees full production and finds acceptance in the market if it's as good as advertised.

I hope all goes well for this company. It appears to be a wonderful addition to business travel.

I have been following this design for several years now and it continues to make it milestones. Small aviation is a very important sector. Many of us would use aviation from smaller cities in an inexpensive, comfortable and quick airplane. This taps into a largely unseen market. Handling and durability will likely be the final arbiters of commercial success. Thank you

diesel-electric trains are the state of the art for long distances, interesting to see it being applied to planes

Interesting analysis of the claims, from the Wikipedia article: With a 35 ft (11 m) long fuselage and a 55 ft (17 m) wingspan, the claimed 22-to-1 glide ratio should yield a 3.5 sq ft (0.33 m2) equivalent flat-plate area drag.[9] With 500 hp (370 kW), this would allow a top speed of 300 kn (560 km/h) at 30,000 ft (9,100 m), and 430 kn (800 km/h) true airspeed at 65,000 ft (20,000 m), but the RED A03 critical altitude is 25,000 ft (7,600 m).[9] The propeller tips would have transonic wave drag and would operate in a disturbed wake, limiting propeller efficiency, and laminar flow would be difficult to maintain for a large part of the fuselage with windows and panel seams.[9] The configuration is similar to the 1948 Planet Satellite, or the 2011 EADS Voltaire electric aircraft concept.[7] The claimed 59% drag reduction "would be quite a hard task to achieve", according to the Royal Aeronautical Society, while lift-induced drag would not be reduced by laminar flow.[7] A 1:22 glide ratio like current airliners can be reached with its high wing aspect ratio, without a sensational drag reduction: better than other general aviation designs, but lower than most gliders.[7] The 460 mph (400 kn; 740 km/h) max speed is achievable, but the cruise speed has to be lower to reach the 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) range.[7] The fuel efficiency is difficult to compare with no specified payload, cruise speed and altitude.[7] Pushing the laminar flow to the limit could hinder handling qualities or structural efficiency, and laminar flow tends to be unreliable in service, as it is highly susceptible to degradation from surface irregularities.[7]

So many videos like this. Still waiting for the travel revolution.

This airplane definitely appears to have a lot of potential, very cool engineering !

the window frames and gear doors trip the boundary layer... also all the little bugs... this isn't as "Laminar" as they suggest...

Following this aircraft through its development has sparked enthusiasm for the future of transportation by air and, due to the parallel efforts in the enhancement all azimuts of hydrogen fuel cells, of sustainable mass transit in general. But, the Celera has tickled the fancy of aircraft enthusiasts for years now, anticipating every step forward toward making this dream project an accessible reality. Hopefully, no insurmontable hurdles shall impede its accreditation/realization!

This is actually worth more to the industry. I can see many companies that have private airlines picking this up also many islands for short and long distance runs Definitely a golden award . Fantastic aircraft ❤

That "Fuel" part, Thats what i've been waiting for in a plane for its market.

This thing is amazimg! I really do hope it goes into production and does well. There are a lot of unnecessary flights but used wisely and efficiently, this could really go along way to cutting emissions.

This combination of design elements was first achieved and flown by Eau Gallie High School Aeronautics Department in the 1980's. It was called the EG-1 experimental aircraft.

This plane is the one that really should be using the new CATL 500 Wh/kg Batteries.

Has anyone thought about using the Omega 1 aviation engine in such a aircraft? The engine is extremely light for the power it creates and you can add each unit to another to increase the power. I would think it could be used with a hydrogen fuel. I'd be fascinated to see this engine, once the engine gets to the commercial stage, be used in such an advanced airplane.

if I had a dime for every futuristic revolutionary video I've seen in you tube of cfap that won't ever exist I would be a millinaire.

I think the key to success of this project is the high quality of the 3D video...particularly, the hangar shots.