Sharkskin technology takes flight

Sep 3, 2021 | Featured Article, News

Nature as a role model

Lufthansa Group and BASF roll out sharkskin technology to improve fuel efficiency and help to reach sustainability targets.

The lower frictional resistance of an aircraft in the air – the lower the fuel consumption. Using nature as a role model, the aviation industry has been intensively researching ways to reduce aerodynamic drag for many years. Now Lufthansa Technik and BASF have succeeded in making the breakthrough as part of a joint project. AeroSHARK.

Read all about this development and more in the latest issue of PCE-International, which can be found here: –  PCE-International