Wind Tunnel Tests Advance Alternative For Fuel-Efficient Narrowbody

Graham Warwick Guy Norris February 07, 2020
Aircraft designs
A detailed 8%-scale low-speed model was used to test the TTBW’s high-lift system.
Credit: NASA
As aircraft developers explore unconventional configurations in search of higher efficiency and lower emissions, wind tunnel testing is playing a key role, providing data to validate modeling and fill gaps in understanding. NASA and Boeing have now completed five wind tunnel campaigns with one...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

Wind Tunnel Tests Advance Alternative For Fuel-Efficient Narrowbody is part of our Aviation Week & Space Technology - Inside MRO and AWIN subscriptions.

Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive full coverage of what's next in technology from the experts trusted by the commercial aircraft MRO community.

Already a subscriber to AWST or an AWIN customer? Log in with your existing email and password.

Subscribe    Log in    

Related Content

truss-braced wing aircraft
Gallery: A Timeline Of The Truss-Braced Wing
Study: Aircraft Delivery Projections Inconsistent With Net-Zero 2050
Emirates jet on runway
Will Airlines Meet Their 2050 Net-Zero Emissions Goal?
United Airlines engine displaying text "the future is SAF"
Opinion: Is It Time For A U.S. SAF Mandate?
Aircraft lined up in airport
Europe’s Airlines Signal SOS For SAF