While Airbus has no plans to put the “Bird of Prey” into production, that’s not really the point of the concept. Instead, the company wants to highlight the relatively untapped potential of biomimicry. The plane’s blended wing-to-fuselage joint—the innovation responsible for mimicking the graceful and aerodynamic arch of an eagle—is an idea Airbus believes is actually realistic. The company also hopes that the concept will inspire young people to see that, just as a decal along the plane’s fuselage states, “Engineering is great.”

The aerospace industry currently lags far behind its peers when it comes to sustainability. The Verge points out that this is mainly because today’s batteries are too heavy and too expensive for an electric cargo and passenger plane to be a realistic possibility. Batteries are also nowhere near as weight efficient as jet fuel, which currently provides 43 times more energy than a battery at the same weight. Because of the industry’s struggle to cut down on the environmental toll of flying, the CEO of KLM recently pleaded with travelers to “fly responsibility.”