AeroSHARK - Lufthansa Technik
Just by using the sharkskin technology, the global fleet of long-haul aircraft could save close to five million tons of kerosene per year. AeroSHARK is a durable bionic film that successfully mimics the skin of sharks and optimizes the airflow thus enabling significant fuel savings.
What Is AeroSHARK Technology & How Does Its Use Benefit …
Jun 12, 2024 · AeroSHARK, mimicking shark skin riblets, lowers drag on planes, saving thousands of tons of fuel annually per aircraft. SWISS and Lufthansa are among the first airlines to implement AeroSHARK technology.
AeroSHARK - Lufthansa Group Innovation Runway
The developed solution is entitled AeroSHARK and consists of adhesive bionic films that replicate the skin of sharks. The latter`s well-known efficiency is now used to optimize the airflow around the aircraft, thereby enabling significant fuel savings and emissions reduction.
AeroSHARK: inspired by shark skin - SWISS
The transparent AeroSHARK film which has been applied to its aircraft’s fuselage and engine nacelles replicates the hydrodynamic skin of a shark to reduce aerodynamic drag and, as a result, lower both inflight fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
Nature as a role model: Lufthansa Group and BASF roll out …
May 3, 2021 · AeroSHARK, a surface film that mimics the fine structure of a shark’s skin, is to be rolled out on Lufthansa Cargo’s entire freighter fleet from the beginning of 2022, making the aircraft more economical and reducing emissions.
All Nippon Airways introduces its first AeroSHARK aircraft
Sep 1, 2024 · All Nippon Airways introduces their first AeroSHARK aircraft, pioneering fuel-saving innovation by Lufthansa Technik and BASF First individual airline to equip both passenger and freighter version of the Boeing 777.
AeroSHARK set to debut on Boeing 777-200ER - Lufthansa Technik
Aug 19, 2024 · Four of Austrian Airlines’ six Boeing 777-200ERs will be sequentially modified with Lufthansa Technik’s AeroSHARK surface film as of December 2024. As a result, total savings of approximately 2,650 metric tons of fuel and over 8,300 metric tons …
AeroSHARK from Lufthansa Technik and BASF now certified for …
Dec 16, 2022 · The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Lufthansa Technik a so-called Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that officially paves the way for the series modification of two Boeing 777 variants with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK riblet films.
AeroSHARK | Lufthansa Group
Oct 10, 2023 · Inspired by the skin of sharks, the AeroSHARK film is a bionic adhesive film that is attached to the fuselage and engine nacelles of aircraft. With micrometer-sized, scale-like protrusions - known as riblets - the film mimics the power-saving water resistance of the elegant marine predators.
Dec 16, 2022 · the functional surface film AeroSHARK for commercial aircraft. The film is modeled on the microscopic structure of shark skin and is applied to the aircraft's outer skin. It directly reduces aircraft drag, cuts kerosene consumption and thus O₂ emissions. The Lufthansa Group will be the first airline group in the world to