NASA And Boeing Use A New Strategy In Developing The Wings Of Thin Aircraft

JAKARTA The Sustainable Flight Demonstrator program initiated by NASA will start a new chapter. Together with Boeing, NASA will evaluate a new approach to its thin wing technology.

Since 2023, NASA wants to make progress on commercial aircraft by developing its flight technology. Much has been done, ranging from testing wind tunnels to creating design and structural analysis.

NASA's latest collaboration is to evaluate its different approach to demonstrations of its thin wing technology. In a report, NASA said that this approach was proposed by Boeing.

The company that developed Starliner proposed an approach that focuses on ground-based testing pads. This is done so that NASA can find out, as well as show, the potential of its thin and long wing technology.

"The proposal (proposed by Boeing) is based on the knowledge gained through research conducted under the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project so far," NASA said, quoted on Friday, April 25.

During focus on thin wing test pads and further configuration studies, NASA will halt its X-66 flight demonstrator project. The project has been worked on by combining the concept of a transonic frame wing with a thin wing.

"All aspects of the design of the X-66 aviation prop aircraft, as well as the hardware obtained or modified for it, will be maintained while long and thin wing technology is more thoroughly researched," NASA explained.

This latest approach will make it easier for NASA to develop its thin wing concept. The hope is that this wing can be applied or combined into the plane, either with or without a buffer frame