747-500X model in wind tunnel tests
Boeing is putting a model of its proposed 747-500X airliner through 1,000 hours of wind tunnel testing in the U.S. and England to help engineers evaluate performance of a new, larger wing, which would also be used on the 747-600X. Low-speed tests are being conducted at the Defense Research Agency in...
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