SE Aeronautics launches new widebody airliner concept

Sustainable air travel technology provider SE Aeronautics has revealed plans to produce a new 100% monocoque moulded wide-body aircraft.

Dubbed as SE200, the new generation aircraft features a light-tri wing configuration design to enhance lift over drag, ’tilting’ seat and a new ‘once-through’ air feed ventilation system.

It is built of one solid-moulded piece of fuselage and can float over water. Fuel is stored in self-sealing bladders on top of the fuselage and not in the wings.

SE Aeronautics chief engineer Lloyd Weaver said: “The construction is all-composite, moulded in one tough, safer piece. We also incorporated super-thin, long wings and complete streamlining from the nose to the tail. We did it all.”

With a non-stop range of 10,560 miles, the aircraft serves as a lightweight regional or long-range airliner and will carry up to 264 passengers.

The company said that the new concept will reduce fuel consumption by 70% and CO₂ emissions per seat kilometre by 80%.

The new design will cut the total aircraft block hour cost by half and double its lifespan.

SE Aeronautics CEO Tyler Mathews said: “This aircraft will be the most practical, profitable and permanent solution to the grossly underperforming airliner technology of today.

“Our manufacturing efficiency will allow us to produce our aircraft in significantly less time than the current traditional method. But the jewel in the crown is really our ability to get that fuel consumption rate down by 70%. We are going to revolutionise the industry.”