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BlueEdge - Mach 8-10 Hypersonic Commercial Aircraft - 220 Passenger + 2 Pilots and 4 Crew

 

Total Length:

195ft

 

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Wingspan:

 

93ft

 

Propulsion

4 X Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle (U-TBCC)

 

1  Aerospike

 

Speed:

Economy Cruise Mach 6-8

High Cruise Mach 8-10

 

Fuel:

Compressed Hydrogen

 

Altitude

Cruise 100,000-125,000 FT

 

Range

10,000-12,000 NM

 

Costs:

$200-$250 Million

 

Operating Costs:

$7,000-$15,000hr

 

*Cost Point Analysis, Less than $120 per passenger for a flight from London UK to Sydney Australia, 90 Minute ETA

 

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Featured by ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and Imaginactive 

Graphics Brought to life by Industrial Design Consultant Martin Rico, Buenos Aires Argentina


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CARBON FOOTPRINT OF BLUE EDGE "0" 

HYDROGEN FUELED

 

BlueEdge to put it mildly, is the most advanced aircraft design for commercial aircraft ever conceived. Bypassing subsonic and supersonic flight outright, and able to operate in the upper realm of hypersonic velocities safely.  The aircraft is constructed mostly of proprietary composites able to withstand temperatures up to and beyond 6,000F, which average temperatures in that realm are around 3,000-3,400F, thus able to withstand those temperatures and stresses perpetually. As normally as a Boeing 737 at Mach .76 at 34,000 feet.

 

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BlueEdge is not fueled by Jet A, but instead by Hydrogen, which in comparison, Kerosene which is Jet A has an octane around 15-20, Hydrogen has an Octane around 130.  In lamens terms, it is a much hotter fuel. Additionally, BlueEdge's hydrogen is 8,000 PSI compressed hydrogen using high pressure conforming tank technology, no longer cylinders.

 

This means the fuel tanks are able to become the immensely stronger airframe itself, and able to operate at up to 500,000 PSIA, making it virtually indestructible compared to other aircraft.  BlueEdge in comparison, the airframe is stronger then a modern fighter jet, but lighter then a 757.

 

 

Engines, BlueEdge uses 4 Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle, dual mode ramjet/scramjet and turbine are an all in one propulsion system. Not like TBCC research conducted by NASA, which are 2 separate propulsion systems using a common inlet, but BOTH become a single propulsion unit.

 

Furthermore, the aircraft also comes with an Aerospike rocket engine. Why would a commercial plane need a rocket engine one might ask?  Simply, efficiency.  The U-TBCC engines are not afterburner equipped and it must accelerate from Mach 1 and push past supersonic velocities quickly.  By being able to accelerate at 2G comfortably "AND" safely for 2 minutes, it reaches hypersonic velocities quickly.

 

The way this is all achieved, the giant 7 foot diameter turbojet engines, provide 150,000-200,000 lbs of thrust, which means take off distances similar to a 737, and it is able to climb to 40,000 foot altitude at 5,000-6,000 FPM, and once reaching altitude the aerospike engages and turbojets are shut down passing between mach 1-1.5, and accelerating the aircraft to beyond Mach 6 passing 80,000 feet, which the scramjet's ignite reaching optimal performance and the aircraft continues climbing to 100,000-125,000 feet, depending on configuration/flight path. Once the scramjet engines ignite and reach optimal performance, the aerospike is shut down and the aircraft goes into cruise mode to maintain velocity.  This all takes place within only a few minutes once ascending past 40,000ft where the atmosphere density begins decreasing.

 

But how on earth is BlueEdge able to fly so high and efficiently? Easy... Kerosene, ie Jet A is 6.7 LBS per gallon, and that would easily be 335,000 LBS of fuel. 8,000 PSI compressed Hydrogen, is only 5% of the fuel weight.... That means, take off for BlueEdge at MAX fuel load, is only a rounding error compared to empty weight.   The aircraft is light as a feather, making high altitude flight possible, but also efficient due to weight = drag.  

 

Overall, BlueEdge's tanks are 125,000 Gallons internally, with a full load of H2 at 8,000 PSI equating to 43,000 LBS, if it were 125,000 gallons of Jet A, that would be 835,000 LBS. It could never get off the ground if it were fueled by kerosene, yet alone even able to operate at those velocities since it is a very low octane fuel, ie low thermal properties.  

 

Fuel/Hydrogen for BlueEdge can even be produced by the operators themselves, keeps costs as low as possible, by installing their own hydrogen generator units, using water electrolysis and powered by Solar Arrays on the roofs of their own terminals. This means, gone are the days of using Jet Fuel, or buying fuel.   

 

By utilizing that methodology, fuel costs are lowered to just pennies on the dollar, compared to the extremely high costs today for Jet A.  *The only reason society today even uses hydro carbon's, is because long ago in the 1800's when scientists learn to refine crude oil to produce gasoline, diesel, etc it was very cheap.

 

All first generation engines before that ran on hydrogen.   Turbines can also run on hydrogen, it just requires much more fuel.  But the net thrust output is also much greater and burns much faster.   Net thrust of a hydrogen burning turbine, is much greater then a kerosene burning turbine, similar to a kerosene burning turbine with afterburners at full throttle.

 

BUT WHAT WOULD BlueEdge COST?

 

Due to our own technology advances, material usages, and manufacturing capabilities, BlueEdge in production will have an estimated price of about $200-$250 Million USD.  Likely, it could decrease below $200 million but average of about $220-$225 million in commercial production, fly away price..

 

Operating costs will be similar to 737's, averaging between $7,000-$15,000 per hour, including averaged maintenance costs.  Which means, A flight from London UK to Sydney Australia and BlueEdge seated to maximum 210 passenger, of $110-120 per passenger.  That's right, London to Sydney in 1.5 hours flight time, for a total flight cost maximum below $30,000 including taxiing time on the ground. Compared to a Boeing 787, 14.7 hour flight time with a cost of apx $221,500 or $885.00 per passenger

 

BlueEdge will also be able to operate subsonically, with a gentle cruise of Mach .9-.92 with similar to lower costs then a 737 or A320/A319.  And, BlueEdge would operate more regional flights over water at 60,000-70,000 feet supersonically without accelerating or climbing to Hypersonic dynamics, Mach 3-4 for also similar costs, example Barcelona to Tel Aviv, at 2,400-3,000 MPH ground speed.

 

Overall, Bluedge is able to operate in the entire realm and dramatically reduce operating costs through the entire commercial market above local regional flights that are sub 100 passenger. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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