There have been blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft designs test-flown as models in recent years, but the ‘real thing’ is getting a step closer to reality than ever before. That is thanks to the US Air Force, which awarded $235 million…
Five major US airlines have formed a sustainable aviation coalition that will provide feedback to Boeing and NASA on the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator aircraft, also known as the X-66A. American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta…
In 2016, NASA announced its X-57 project. Then in June 2023, the project was canceled without a single test flight. NASA believes that even without any test flights, the program succeeded because it figured out how to solve numerous problems.…
The already impressive line-up of experimental X-planes gets an addition, as US Air Force has designated the Transonic Truss-Brace Wing demonstrator from Boeing and NASA as the X-66A. The aircraft should be available for flight testing in 2028. Boeing’s truss-braced wing…
Boeing has been awarded a contract by NASA to develop and build a demonstrator aircraft for the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) concept. The X-plane demonstrator should be ready for flight tests in 2028 and could pave the way for a new…
NASA has selected Pratt & Whitney to develop new combustor technologies for engines that could be used on future single-aisle passenger aircraft. The program focuses on the compatibility of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in advanced combustors in small-core engines. It is…