Airplane Arrives at Boeing Site for X-66A Modification
Source: Boeing NASA, Boeing, officials mark milestone for experimental aircraft project focused on sustainable aviation MD-90 jet will undergo extensive modification to test Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Boeing has ferried an MD-90 airplane to the site where it will be modified to test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) configuration as part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. As Boeing, NASA and community leaders gathered at the company's facility today to recognize the milestone in development of the experimental X-66A aircraft, Boeing released photos of the jet's journey from Victorville, Calif., to Palmdale. The X-66A is NASA's first experimental plane focused on helping the U.S. achieve its goal of net-zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions. Modification will begin soon and ground and flight [...]