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Ultra-long, thin wings tested in US promise smoother, cheaper flights

Engineers in the United States are betting that ultra-long, ultra-thin wings can make jet travel quieter, smoother and ...
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NASA, Boeing test how to improve performance of longer, narrower aircraft wings

The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today's, with longer, thinner wings that provide a ...
New Atlas

Video: Engineering the turbulence out of long, thin jet wings

Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...
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Boeing Takes a Half-Plane Into NASA Wind Tunnel to Test Longer and Thinner Wing Design

American space agency NASA and aircraft maker Boeing have been researching longer and thinner wing designs, they are now ...
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Freezing the problem of futuristic planes: How scientists are beating ice on aircraft wings

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You may one day board a plane where the wings will look very different. Future airplanes are ditching traditional wing design for something sleeker—long, thin wings braced with ...
New Atlas

Natilus takes on Airbus and Boeing with blended-wing airliner

Aerospace startup Natilus is taking on the biggest players in civil aviation, unveiling its plans to build its Horizon Blended Wing Body (BWB) passenger/cargo liner that can carry 200 passengers from ...
Flightglobal

Delta to advise JetZero with development of blended-wing airliner

Delta Air Lines has agreed to support start-up JetZero’s development of a blended-wing-body commercial aircraft by providing operational and cabin-design input. In revealing the partnership on 5 March ...