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FLYING Magazine13h
NASA and Boeing Hit ‘Pause’ on Experimental X-66
Transonic truss-braced wing project is on hold after Boeing proposes to investigate a simpler, thin-wing design.
Why Don't Any US Airlines Operate The World's Largest Commercial Aircraft?
US airlines have been decreasing the size of their aircraft for years, with the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 emerging as the upper limit.
MarketBeat on MSN17h
Boeing: Turbulence Is Minimal Even If China Stops Buying Planes
CompanyOverview|NYSE:BA] Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has been on a journey of redemption since emerging from the International ...
Interesting Engineering17h
NASA, Boeing pause X-66 to chase breakthrough ultra-thin wing aircraft design
The X-66 program heavily modified a McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft to demonstrate a truss-braced version of the thin wing.
Aviation Week Network21h
Boeing Puts X-66 On Ice But Will Continue Thin Wing Studies
Based on a heavily modified McDonnell Douglas MD-90, the X-66 was intended to demonstrate a truss-braced version of the thin wing at full scale. The experimental aircraft formed the flagship of NASA’s ...
The Lewiston Tribune22h
Boeing rebounding, but braces for tariffs
Boeing is paying a 10% tariff on imports from suppliers in Japan and Italy. But it expects to get some portion of that money back thanks to something called the drawback provision, which allows ...