NASA to tear the wings off plane in the name of sustainability
, like the 737s and A320s that dominate the world's commercial airline fleets, is a single-aisle twinjet. NASA thinks planes of that sort can be made more efficient with a"transonic truss-braced wing configuration". It's therefore acquired an old MD-90, and on TuesdayThe plane is in for a rough time. NASA plans to shorten the fuselage and attach"long, thin wings with engines mounted underneath and a set of aerodynamic trusses for support.
"To reach our goal of net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, we need transformative aircraft concepts like the ones we're flying on the X-66A," said Bob Pearce, associate administrator for NASA's aeronautics research mission directorate.
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