May 3, 2024 · A joint effort between ASAB and other NASA branches, the STARC-ABL is a 150-passenger class commercial transport with a traditional “tube-and-wing” shape. The plane relies on turboelectric propulsion, meaning that it uses electric motors powered by onboard gas turbines.

Apr 13, 2025 · The Single-Aisle Turboelectric Aircraft with Aft Boundary Layer Propulsion (STARC-ABL) is a partially turboelectric aircraft concept developed to optimize vehicle performance through new aerodynamic designs and technologies.

The Single-aisle Turboelectric Aircraft with an Aft Boundary-Layer propulsor or "STARC-ABL" is an aircraft design developed by NASA in 2017. The design places the engine in the back of the aircraft, and is specifically designed to be more fuel efficient than aircraft designs of the past.

STARC-ABL Rev. B* Concept Description • STARC-ABL: Single-aisle Turboelectric AiRCraft with Aft Boundary Layer propulsion – Conventional single aisle tube-and-wing configuration – Twin underwing mounted N+3 geared turbofan engines with attached generators on fan shaft – Ducted, electrically driven, boundary layer ingesting tailcone ...

STARC-ABL is a single-aisle tube and wing commercial transport concept similar in appearance to a modern Boeing 737. The main difference is that it has a ducted, electrically driven, boundary layer ingesting tail-cone thruster.

Nov 16, 2022 · NASA STARC-ABL: fuel burn reduction, same range, speed, airport infrastructure. Same turbine/airframe technology, Advanced 2-3MW power system, BLI, turbogenerator integration.

Overview of the NASA STARC-ABL (Rev. B) Advanced Concept No abstract available. Document ID. 20170005612 . Acquisition Source. Langley Research Center . Document Type. Presentation . Authors. Welstead, Jason (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)

Nov 7, 2017 · Some of the key propulsion system advances the NASA Glenn team is pursuing converge in an aircraft concept study called STARC-ABL (single-aisle turboelectric aircraft with an aft [at the rear of the aircraft] boundary-layer propulsor).

megawatt tail-cone thruster Single-Aisle Turbo-electric Aft-Boundary Layer (STARC-ABL) concept (Welstead, 2016). STARC-ABL is a lightly distributed architecture, which pulls power off of the two under-wing turbine engines and routes power through a direct current bus to the tail of the aircraft. At the tail, an electric motor then drives a

This concept, known as the single-aisle turbo-electric aircraft with an aft boundary-layer propulsor, or STARC-ABL, looks similar to the proven tube-and-wing aircraft you see every day.