Delta testing new technology inspired by shark skin to improve fuel efficiency [CBS News]
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Their goal is to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. That means Delta is looking anywhere it can to make it happen. "I think engineers have looked to nature for a long time for inspiration," said Sangita Sharma, the Director of Delta's Sustainable Skies Lab. The airline has teamed up with MicroTau, an Australian aerospace company, to study the use of this special skin that can be applied to a plane to increase it's fuel efficiency. "It mimics shark skin, and it leverages these micro grooves to reduce a type of surface drag. That surface drag could lead to a fuel benefit of up to four percent," Sharma explained. She said 4% doesn't sound like a lot, but it adds up with the airline burning 4 billion gallons of fuel each year. "We'll do ground testing, and then we'll work our way towards on wing testing and eventually live aircraft testing. So this process is actually multi-year, very long, because safety and reliability are first," Sharma said. With all the testing a
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