Abstract
Air transportation is integral to modern society, facilitating global connectivity and access to remote regions. Nevertheless, challenges such as runway length requirements, landing/take-off accidents, airport congestion, and fuel inefficiencies necessitate innovative solutions. This research paper introduces the Pressure Assisted Electromagnetic Braking System (PAEBS), a self-sustained braking and accelerating system designed to address these challenges and enhance air travel safety, accessibility, and sustainability. The integration of the PAEBS is a seamless process, necessitating no significant alterations to the existing hardware of commercial aircraft, as its operation occurs beneath the runway surface. This innovation has the remarkable capacity to reduce the required runway length for aircraft landing and take-off by up to half. Traditionally, a runway extends to approximately 3000 meters, but with the implementation of PAEBS, this length can be halved to a mere 1500 meters. Preliminary calculations indicate the potential for substantial fuel consumption reductions, ranging from 3% to 4.5% (Rowland, n.d.) [1], contingent upon the size of the airliner. The adoption of this system holds the promise of reducing worldwide commercial jet fuel consumption by a significant 9 billion litres annually (stat, n.d.) [2], which would result in substantial cost savings for airliners, estimated at approximately $4.2 billion per year.
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