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NASA and Boeing have effectively cancelled the X-66 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) concept demonstrator aircraft.
Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences announced the completion of Phase I wind tunnel tests for the aircraft it develops for ...
Boeing this summer will stop developing NASA's X-66 truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft and shift its focus specifically ...
American aerospace Boeing decided to put on hold the creation of the X-66 transonic truss-braced wing demonstrator and focus ...
United Airlines investment outlines a potential order for up to 100 aircraft, with an option for an additional 100.
Manufacturer proposes to instead focus its efforts on developing thin-wing technology, which it believes may have broader ...
The X-66 program heavily modified a McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft to demonstrate a truss-braced version of the thin wing.
Boeing and NASA are to pause development of the X-66 flight demonstrator to focus their research on the evolution of long, ...
Boeing and NASA will pause work on the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, an experimental plane design featuring long, ...
Based on a heavily modified McDonnell Douglas MD-90, the X-66 was intended to demonstrate a truss-braced version of the thin wing at full scale. The experimental aircraft formed the flagship of NASA’s ...
United invested in a revolutionary new aircraft design with one giant wing and an extra-wide cabin. It could replace some of ...