Jan. 3, 2013 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@xxxxxxxx Duane Hyland AIAA Headquarters, Reston, Va. 703-264-7558/835-4867 duaneh@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-001 NASA GREEN AVIATION PROJECT TO MOVE INTO NEXT PHASE OF RESEARCH WASHINGTON -- NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) Project is moving forward with its research efforts to "green" the skies. ERA is developing aircraft concepts and technologies to help reduce the impact of aviation on the environment during the next 30 years. Fay Collier, ERA project manager based at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., will unveil the project's next steps, which include large-scale demonstrations, at the 51st American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Monday, Jan. 7, near Dallas. The demonstrations, which are funded by NASA's Integrated System Research Program in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, will focus on five areas -- aircraft drag reduction, weight reduction, fuel and noise reduction, emissions reductions, and fuel consumption and community noise reduction. Collier will present more about the second phase of the ERA project, which started in 2009, in a session at 3 p.m. at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center in Grapevine. Interested media should contact Duane Hyland at 703-435-8353 or duaneh@xxxxxxxx for credentials. For more information about AIAA, visit: http://www.aiaa.org For more information about NASA, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
