NASA may develop a test aircraft to evaluate several next-generation, efficiency-improving technologies that could be incorporated into the next single-aisle commercial aircraft, which manufacturers ...

NASA is developing a stiletto-like plane wing that's so long and thin that it needs a truss to hold it up. The longer, thinner, and lighter truss-braced wing, as it is called, is aimed at making ...

Boeing chief executive David Calhoun insists future narrowbody commercial aircraft will benefit from technologies advanced as part of Boeing’s partnership with NASA to develop a truss-braced-wing ...

Boeing is modifying an MD-90 aircraft into the X-66A experimental plane for NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. The X-66A will test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) configuration, ...

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.

NASA will invest $425 million to help Boeing develop a demonstrator aircraft for its Transonic Truss-Braced Wing design, which the space agency hopes will improve the fuel efficiency of commercial ...

On Tuesday, Boeing gave us a glimpse into the future. The aircraft manufacturer revealed a new aircraft wing design it’s been working on with NASA through the Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back in January, Boeing flew its fancy new widebody aircraft for the ...

Historically, strut-braced wings (like those on early Cessnas) were chosen for their weight-saving benefits, despite increased drag, but were later phased out in favor of cantilever designs for ...

Following NASA’s recent results with truss-braced wing airplanes and the benefits this could bring to full-sized airplanes, [Think Flight] figured that if it helps with those airplanes, perhaps it may ...

Every bit of weight on an aircraft increases the fuel, emissions and money required to put it in the air. NASA and Boeing have been working together to design a longer, thinner and lighter wing – so ...