Boeing, NASA pause development of experimental airplane designed to cut emissions

Boeing, NASA pause development of experimental airplane designed to cut emissions

The project, begun in 2023, aimed to begin test flights in 2028 and 2029.

Boeing, NASA pause experimental, sustainable plane project

Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new, experimental aircraft design meant to deliver more sustainable options for the future of aviation.

Boeing, NASA pause Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Boeing and NASA announced on Thursday the pause of work on the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. Read full story

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Boeing, NASA rain-check X-66 evolution to refocus research

Boeing and NASA are to pause development of the X-66 flight demonstrator in order to focus their research on the evolution of long, thin-wing technology.  In a statement on April 25, 2025, NASA announced that the pair were “evaluating an updated approach” to the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.  The X-66 design incorporated extra-long, thin wings stabilized by diagonal struts, known as a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept, and …

NASA and Boeing Reassess Focus of X-66 Project with Ultra-Thin Wings

NASA and Boeing have announced a shift in strategy for the X-66 project, an experimental aircraft featuring long,… The post NASA and Boeing Reassess Focus of X-66 Project with Ultra-Thin Wings appeared first on Air Data News.