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 tapped Boeing to develop a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator aircraft under the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) program.
The TTBW design aims to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 30 percent compared to today's most efficient single-aisle airplanes.
This experimental aircraft could be flying as soon as 2028, contributing to the aviation industry's goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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.
