Airlines Form Coalition to Provide Feedback to Boeing and NASA on X-66A Demonstrator Written 26 July 2023

AirInsight reports that five major US airlines “have formed a sustainable aviation coalition that will provide feedback to Boeing and NASA on the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator aircraft, also known as the X-66A.” American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta Air Lines “have joined the advisory group.” The TTBW concept “was designated X-66A by the US Air Force in June, having received funding from NASA in January.” The Boeing Company and NASA “will jointly develop a demonstrator aircraft based on a McDonnell Douglas MD-90, which should fly in 2028.” The high and thin wing “with a high aspect ratio has demonstrated a nine-percent fuel burn improvement during numerous wind tunnel tests.”
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