NASA and Boeing create fundamentally new aircraft models

According to a NASA statement, the two companies will work together on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. His goal is

build, test and fly a single-aisle airliner by the end of the decade that will reduce carbon emissions.

According to the plan, the first test flight of the newBoeing's experimental airliner, called the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing, will take place around 2028. In the long term, narrowbody commercial aircraft will serve approximately 50% of the market. They will fly short to medium distances.

Feature of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing conceptin elongated thin wings. They are stabilized by diagonal struts connecting the wings to the fuselage. The experimental design creates less drag, which means it burns less fuel. NASA and Boeing officials believe the new design will reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 30%.

Engineers are working to improve narrowbody aircraft to reduce emissions. According to NASA, such models account for about half of aviation emissions worldwide.

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