Taking a commercial flight to Mars at the speed of light,

像是用光速飛往火星的商務飛行

commuting to work on a passenger drone, or living in an airship the size of a small city.

搭乘無人機通勤，或者是住在一個小城市大小的太空船上生活

All good ideas, albeit a bit far fetched.

這些都很棒，但是有點遙不可及

So then what if I told you the real future of aerospace,

所以如果我跟你說人類太空發展未來的真實版本

it's happening right now.

也是這個當下正在發生的

And it's all about, well, you.

這全都，這個嘛，跟你有關

For the past couple of years, the world has been abuzz with news that we may be getting closer to commercial space travel.

從過去數年來，這個世界充斥著「我們也許越來越接近將太空旅行 商業化實現」的小道消息

Private space companies seem to be breaking barriers every week, getting us closer to the dream of spending your holiday orbiting the earth.

民營太空公司看似也許每週都在打破過去的不能克服的障礙，帶領我們著朝到在太空中 繞行著地球軌道度假的夢想更近一步

Yes, that is one vision of the future of flight.

是的，這是對於未來飛行的一個遠景之一

But there are other huge steps in the world of aerospace that are being taken to help improve holidays down here on Earth.

但是地球上的度假方式也因著其他在太空領域方面巨大的進展而 有所提升

The future in the next five or six years,

在未來的五到六年間

you're going to see a lot more tiny features on aeroplanes that the normal person in the street wouldn't appreciate,

你將會看到太空飛行船有更多更多的細微的改進也許這跟我們這些尋常百姓沒啥關係

but they make a huge difference to both the emissions of an aircraft in terms of noise and fuel burn.

但是卻會對於飛機所製造的噪音和燃料的使用效率有極大的影響

And generally, it's going to be a drive towards a more sustainable future in aviation.

以及一般來說會朝向更加永續經營的飛行事業邁進

Because the emissions that you're going to put into the atmosphere,

因為這些我們排到大氣中的廢氣會有個

the drive to reduce that is going to be absolutely critical.

極度迫切的驅力去迫使它們被減少

The future of aerospace is dependent on protecting our planet and the people that live here.

太空科技的未來與保護我們的地球以及生活在 上面的人們密切相關

That's why there is a push for changes big and small.

這也是為什麼有個迫使改變的力量存在，不管大還是小

From hybrid planes that use both electric and traditional fuel sources to propel aircraft through the air

從混合動力飛行器，使用電力和傳統石化燃料

to new winglet designs that help increase fuel efficiency, even a little bit.

來推進飛行器在天空中遨遊到新型式的輔助機翼設計幫助增加油耗表現，即使是只有一點點幫助都好

We've experienced a turn toward sustainable energy on the ground, either in our cars or in our homes.

我們經歷了朝向永續能源的變革不論是在路上跑的車或者是我們家中使用的電力等

So why not in the air?

那為什麼飛行不能呢？

The future of aerospace might also mean not sitting in an airport all day.

航空科技的未來也許也代表著不會讓人在機場待坐上一整天

So the future of airlines, aircraft in the commercial world is all about getting people efficiently from point to point.

ED Wison：所以航空公司的未來商用飛機的世界都 只是為了讓人從一個點到另一個點更有效率而存在

So we're finding that we're improving our technologies on the flight deck

所以我們發現我們改善飛機上的科技

to enhance the capabilities to getting an airplane in and out of airfields

只為了增加使得飛機能夠有效率地進出機場罷了

sometimes when the weather is poor.

甚至有時候當天氣惡劣更是如此

And in the future when you arrive at your destination, you won't even feel like you've just flown halfway across the world.

講者一：而未來當你抵達目的地後，你 甚至不會感到你剛飛了半個世界

Boeing, for example, has led the drive to reduce the cabin altitude so that instead of being at the top of an 8,000 foot mountain, you're sitting at 5,000 feet.

舉波音公司為例，已經減低了機艙飛行時的高度 從8,000英尺高山的等級降到 你現在乘坐的5,000英尺

It doesn't sound that much of a difference,

雖然聽起來好像沒什麼差別

but believe me, on an eight hour journey, you're going to feel more human when you get there.

但是相信我，在飛了八小時之後抵達目的的你會感到自己比之前像個人（不會不成人形）

It's all these small changes that the average traveler may never notice.

講者一：這就是微小的改變而被大多數的乘客所忽略

The price of your ticket may go down a little because a new lighter plane is using less fuel to get you where you need to go.

機票價格可能會下降一點這是由於新型的飛機更輕巧，使用更少燃料 飛抵目的地

You'll notice fewer planes flying overhead because they're too quiet to draw your attention.

因為飛機變得太安靜而無法引起你的注意而讓你以為是在天空中飛行的飛機數量變少

You'll wake up from a cross country flight feeling refreshed because the cabin lights have synced up with your diurnal clock.

在一段跨國長距離飛行從睡夢中甦醒過來後你會感到煥然一新，這是因為機艙內的燈光已經 被調整至與你的生理時鐘一至

Many people think the future of aerospace will be big bold steps to take us beyond what we thought was capable.

有許多的人們覺得航太科技的未來會是一段帶領我們超越以往以為我們所能達到的 一段大躍進

And it will be.

將會是的

But first aerospace is going to make your journey more comfortable and try and help the planet along the way.

但是航太科技第一步要達成讓你的旅行變得更加地舒適且試著去幫助 讓飛行的整體過程對地球更加友善

But don't worry, you may still get that space vacation to Mars.

但是別擔心，你還是能夠擁有太空旅行前往火星的機會的

This is the Farnborough International Air Show,

這是英格蘭法恩堡的國際航空展

one of the biggest air shows in the world

舉辦世界上最大規模的航展之一

and a place that is as connected to flying in aeronautics

且是地球上其中一個與其他地方一樣通往全世界的

as any other place on Earth.

航空飛行樞紐

And over 100 years later, it is still synonymous with flight.

一百年之後，仍然會保有「航空飛行」相稱的美名

SPEAKER 2: It's a celebration of flying.

講者二：這是飛行界的慶典

And as I drove in today, I saw people already lined out

且我今天開車時，看見人們已經開始在隊伍中

with their cameras ready to take pictures of these aircrafts.

拿著相機等著拍攝那些展出的飛行器了

SPEAKER 1: Thank you for watching

講者一：謝謝您的收看

and make sure to subscribe for more videos.

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