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Ramsay Home: Southwest Airlines Debuts Prototype Green Airplane
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Southwest Airlines Debuts Prototype Green Airplane
Ramsay Home —
... found the following on 2009-10-31 18:26:26: CleanTechnica wrote... Southwest Airlines Debuts Prototype Green AirplaneCleanTechnicaWhile their primary focus is upon using eco-friendly products and materials on board the plane, such as an interfaceflor carpet which is designed to ... Read the original article at, http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/31/southwest-airlines-debuts-prototype-green-airplane/ Follow more real-time stories about "eco friendly products" at ...
Eco Tech: Southwest Airlines announces ecofriendly prototype airplane
Ecofriend —
... carpet, which is designed to withstand wear for a longer period of time, is 100% recyclable and also requires less maintenance and cleaning. Moreover, the airplane will make use of lightweight materials that would reduce the amount of fuel required during flights.
The change in the choice of materials has helped Southwest Airlines reduce the plane’s overall weight. The weight reduction comes from new seat covers, which reduces each seat’s weight by two pounds.
Via: CleanTechnica
Southwest Airlines Shows its new, Green Prototype Aircraft
GreenPacks.org —
... seat rub strips on the Boeing 737-700 have been replaced with plastic ones.
They have also replaced the leather seat covers with IZIT leather, changed the material on the life vest pouch, and used lighter foam for the seats. All these additions collectively add up to nearly 472 pounds of weight savings on the aircraft. These weight savings in turn translate to savings of 9,500 gallons of fuel. There is no word on when and if Southwest will put this bird at work.
Source: CleanTechnica
