Empresa cria aeronave que gasta até 10 vezes menos combustível

Avião mede cerca de 37 pés de comprimento e possui uma envergadura de 52 pés Otto Aviation

A empresa norte-americana Otto Aviation desenvolveu a aeronave Celera 500L que consegue voar em velocidade jato – mais de 740 km/h – com consumo de combustível até 10 vezes menor.

Segundo a empresa, enquanto um jato convencional gasta 11 litros de combustível a cada 3 ou 4 quilômetros, a nova aeronave consegue voar de 28 a 40 quilômetros com o mesmo volume. Os custos de operação também são menores – US$ 328 (R$ 1.801) por hora, contra US$ 2.100 (R$ 11.531) de um jato tradicional. Até o momento, foram feitos 31 testes bem-sucedidos.

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O avião tem lugar para seis passageiros, mede cerca de 37 pés de comprimento e possui uma envergadura de 52 pés. Seu design, com fuselagem em formato achatado e asas localizadas na parte traseira, ajuda a manter o que se chama de “fluxo laminar”.

“De um modo geral, o fluxo laminar ocorre quando o ar segue camadas muito suaves e não tende a se misturar entre cada uma dela”, diz o CTO da empresa, David Bogue. O executivo compara esse fenômeno com o que ocorre em um rio quando a água atinge um poste que sustenta uma ponte. “O fluxo laminar é onde a água atravessa suavemente.”

As asas fazem a sustentação acontecer, mas também interrompem o ar suave sobre a fuselagem. A hélice fica atrás pelo mesmo motivo – uma hélice na frente seria hostil para suavizar o fluxo.

“O Celera 500 L é uma combinação de uma estrutura aerodinâmica e um sistema de propulsão muito eficiente”, afirmou o CEO da empresa, Bill Otto Jr. ao portal Popular Science. “O objetivo é ser capaz de voar entre qualquer par de cidades nos Estados Unidos, ao mesmo tempo em que permanece com custo e tempo comparáveis às companhias aéreas comerciais”, completou.

*Estagiária do R7 sob supervisão de Pablo Marques

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