NASA and Boeing are pausing the development of the X-66 full-scale Sustainable Flight Demonstrator. Instead, they will re-focus their efforts on demonstrating the benefits of thin-wing technology.
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NASA’s research jet hits 144 mph with new wing tech that cuts drag and fuel use
A team of NASA researchers successfully performed a high-speed taxi test that could help ...
NASA has tested a scaled laminar-flow wing design beneath an F-15B aircraft, showing promise for reducing aerodynamic drag by up to 10%. The technology could significantly cut fuel use and emissions ...
NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft more efficient by improving how air flows across a wing's surface, saving ...
Longer, thinner wings are on the horizon as NASA and Boeing continue to research what the future of aviation could look like with new revolutionary designs for wings that could make them more ...
The upcoming test campaign at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is the culmination of the program that included ...
Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new, experimental aircraft design meant to deliver more sustainable options for the future of aviation. The aircraft project — called the X-66A Sustainable Flight ...
An F-15 is helping NASA to gather valuable insights into how future commercial jets could save fuel and reduce the price ...
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NASA tried a wing design no one else would
NASA didn’t build this plane to look good, they built it to test an extreme idea. One wing swept forward, the other back, creating a design that looks completely wrong at first glance. This aircraft ...
American space agency NASA released new images of the first flight of the X-59, but also details on what's next for the program.
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