AACES_2050_Industry_Day Final.pdf
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This document provides details on a federal contract opportunity issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Glenn Research Center. The solicitation seeks proposals for Phase I of the AACES 2050 Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability program. The objective is to develop conceptual aircraft and propulsion system designs and technologies to enable a 50% reduction in aviation-related carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2022 levels. Proposals are due by the date specified in the solicitation, with Phase I awards expected to be 12 months in duration. The opportunity aims to advance innovations to support a projected tenfold increase in air travel over the next 30 years while significantly reducing aviation's carbon footprint.
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Aviation is Vital to our Nation’s Economy
• 8.97 million flights by U.S. carriers worldwide in 2022
• 24 million tons of freight transported by U.S. airlines in 2022
• $1.9 trillion total U.S. economic activity in 2019
• $51.5 billion positive manufacturing trade balance in 2021
• 2.1 million aerospace/defense jobs; 575,000 in aeronautics/aircraft in 2021 www.nasa.gov | 9
The Aviation Carbon Reduction Challenge
• By 2050, an estimated 10 billion passengers will fly each year a distance of 22 trillion revenue passenger kilometres.
• With today’s fleet and operational efficiency, this activity would require over 620 megatonnes (Mt) of fuel and generate close to 2000 Mt of CO2.
• Imagine enabling the same level of demand while reducing net CO2 emissions to zero by 2050.
Meeting the challenge is the opportunity for the United States to lead the world in innovation and reductions in CO2 aviation emissions, and to maintain economic competitiveness in a critical export industry ($6 trillion-plus market over the next 20 years).www.nasa.gov | 10
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