NASA has selected Boeing and its industry team to lead the development and flight testing of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator airplane. [Courtesy: Boeing]
Key Takeaways:
NASA has selected Boeing to design and build the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator aircraft.
This TTBW design aims to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 30 percent compared to current efficient single-aisle airplanes.
The project is part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) program, supporting the aviation industry's goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with potential flights as early as 2028.
NASA has tapped Boeing [NYSE:BA] to design an aircraft that aims to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 30 percent compared to the most efficient single-aisle airplanes.
The design, known as the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator airplane has been under development for more than a decade as part of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) program.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
