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MD-90 that will be transformed into Transonic Truss-Braced Wing X-66A concept is unveiled by Boeing
Boeing has revealed that it has moved an MD-90 to NASA’s Palmdale, Calif., facility, where the jet will…
NASA X-59 supersonic test aircraft almost ready to fly
New images recently released by NASA have revealed the complete shape of the X-59 Quesst, a supersonic demonstration…
NASA ends X-57 electric plane program without flying prototype
The X-57 “Maxwell”, a plane with an all-electric engine, was terminated by NASA, the United States space agency,…
Boeing and NASA Commercial Aircraft Concept Will Use MD-90 Fuselage
The US hope of putting a single-aisle commercial jet on the market capable of saving up to 30%…
Future 737 replacement may have truss-braced wings, says Boeing
Boeing is betting on the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept to design the future replacement for the 737, admitted…
Boeing 737 successor may use hybrid electric propulsion
If it depends on NASA, Airbus will have trouble making hydrogen propulsion a new standard for commercial aircraft…
New supersonic XB-1 and X-59 airplanes have noise as the biggest challenge
Fifty years ago, the Concorde and its Russian rival Tu-144 pioneered supersonic passenger flight, but ended up succumbing…
NASA begins final assembly of supersonic jet X-59
NASA announced this week that it has approved the final assembly and system integration of the Quiet SuperSonic…
Successor of the Concorde: bigger, but slower and with less capacity
Perhaps the most stunning passenger plane ever created, the Concorde is synonymous with supersonic jet for a lot…
Lockheed Martin will make a Low-Boom Supersonic X-Plane to NASA
NASA awarded Lockheed Martin´s Skunk Works division a $ 247,5 million contract to design and build a Low-Boom…