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American experimental aircraft

Boeing X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator

Boeing X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator

The Boeing X-66 is an experimental airliner that was under development by Boeing. It was part of the X-plane series created in collaboration with NASA and the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator program. It used an extra-long and thin wing design stabilized by diagonal bracing struts, which is known as a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing. The aircraft configuration was based on research studies referred to as "Subsonic Ultra-Green Aircraft Reach (SUGAR)" which extensively studied truss-bracing and hybrid electric technologies.

Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Manufacturer
Boeing
Country of origin
United States

Specifications

Range
3,500 nm
Wingspan
170 ft
Number built
1

Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.