Boeing's advanced vehicle concept centers around the familiar blended wing body design like the X-48. What makes this design different is the placement…Read More »
of its Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines on the top of the plane's back end, flanked by two vertical tails to shield people on the ground from engine noise. The design also uses other technologies to reduce noise and drag, and long-span wings to improve fuel efficiency.
Coming up with a solution to meet a variety of challenges often requires starting with many and narrowing it down to just a few. This image illustrates…Read More »
the kind of process that teams of industry and academia researchers used to come up with their select design concepts to meet environmental and performance goals set by NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate for commercial aircraft that could be flying in 20 to 25 years.