MolaKule
Staff member
"...The plane was supposed to have its first flight in 2028, but it's unclear if that is still in the cards. That's because Boeing, after looking at the data gathered during these past two years, decided the TTBW approach might not be a good idea after all.
It's unclear what prompted the company to decide this, but it advised NASA to pause work on the X-66 flight demonstrator. The agency complied, and the project is now on indefinite hold..."
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...is-not-such-a-good-idea-after-all-250599.html
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...ircraft-wing-is-a-real-ice-magnet-249238.html
https://www.icas.org/icas_archive/icas2024/data/papers/icas2024_0108_paper.pdf
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/aeronautics/icing/what-were-working-on/transonic-truss-braced-wing/
It's unclear what prompted the company to decide this, but it advised NASA to pause work on the X-66 flight demonstrator. The agency complied, and the project is now on indefinite hold..."
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...is-not-such-a-good-idea-after-all-250599.html
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...ircraft-wing-is-a-real-ice-magnet-249238.html
https://www.icas.org/icas_archive/icas2024/data/papers/icas2024_0108_paper.pdf
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/aeronautics/icing/what-were-working-on/transonic-truss-braced-wing/
Last edited:
