Nov 12, 2024 · NASA is working to answer those questions by commissioning five new design studies looking to push the boundaries of possibility for sustainable aircraft. Through NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 initiative, the agency asked industry and academia to come up with studies looking at aircraft ...

Apr 16, 2020 · NASA already has resources dedicated to that. Instead, the focus is on a future airliner that might carry 150-175 passengers, flies at subsonic speeds and could supplement or replace aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus 320 in the 2030 timeframe.

Jun 12, 2023 · To build the X-66A, Boeing will work with NASA to modify an MD-90 aircraft, shortening the fuselage and replacing its wings and engines. The resulting demonstrator aircraft will have long, thin wings with engines mounted underneath and a …

Jun 14, 2023 · The N3-X’s revolutionary airframe and propulsion system designs offer unique opportunities to make future electrified aircraft more sustainable, while also increasing economic benefits and improving the flying experience for the public.

Aug 26, 2023 · NASA and Boeing have teamed up to build an experimental passenger plane to help achieve the U.S.’s goal of net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, according to Good News Network.

Nov 8, 2022 · Design of the SUSAN Electrofan continues, with emphasis on applying high-fidelity aerodynamic shape optimization to improve the aero-propulsive performance of each aircraft component. Future work also includes the generation of an aerodynamic database to support aircraft systems analysis, stability and control, and other efforts.

6 days ago · NASA awarded the aerospace company Lockheed Martin, which also makes U.S. fighter jets, a $247.5 million contract to build the X-59 craft, and as the images below show, the plane is in its final ...

Jan 2, 2024 · NASA Glenn's research in Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) offers new possibilities for reducing fuel and energy usage in aviation. Innovative technologies, aircraft concepts, test aircraft, and ground test facilities will turn this vision of …

Jul 26, 2023 · NASA and Boeing have unveiled a new livery for the X-66A aircraft that will be produced through the agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator. Snazzy new liveries have been revealed for two of...

Dec 30, 2024 · The X-59 aircraft builds on decades of supersonic flight research and is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission. After years of testing, teams across NASA and Lockheed Martin settled on the aircraft’s distinct shape, which will enable the aircraft to fly at supersonic speeds and reduce a loud sonic boom to a quieter “sonic thump.”