Friday, February 01, 2013

Hybrid Wing Aircraft = 1/2 Fuel

NASA Demonstrates Manufacturing Methods for Hybrid Wing Aircraft | MIT Technology Review

"Combined with an extremely efficient type of engine, called an ultra-high bypass ratio engine, the hybrid wing design could use half as much fuel as conventional aircraft. Although it may take 20 years for the technology to come to market, the manufacturing method developed at NASA could help improve conventional commercial aircraft within the next eight to 10 years"

Boeing_X-48 @ Wikipedia

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