NASA Backs Hybrid Wing/Body to Meet Environmental Goals

NASA believes flying-wing designs could deliver dramatic fuel savings and noise reductions in airliners entering service as early as 2020, but significant investment in large-scale demonstrations will be needed to realize that promise. Boeing has been working on the blended wing/body (BWB) for years...

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