A Langley Research Center engineer’s work in the 1960s and ’70s to develop a wing with better performance near the speed of sound resulted in a significant increase in subsonic efficiency. The design was shared with industry. Today, Renton, Washington-based Boeing Commercial Airplanes, as well as most other plane manufacturers, apply it to all their aircraft, saving the airline industry billions of dollars in fuel every year.


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    Title :

    Ubiquitous Supercritical Wing Design Cuts Billions in Fuel Costs


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    2015-01-01


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    Language :

    English






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