A new sustainability plan emerges every day in order to protect our nature and environment. But perhaps the most interesting of these plans came from NASA. We’re not kidding NASA is trying to nearly tear off airplane wings. So what exactly is this interesting and creative idea? Here are the details about NASA’s project related to aircraft wings…
Plan to tear off airplane wings under NASA and sustainability!
As a matter of fact, NASA is not after cutting the wings of airplanes in the first place, of course. This is impossible according to the laws of physics unless it is a brand new design. Because it is the trio of drag, weight and lift that makes the planes fly. It is possible for an airplane to fly if these forces act on a profile with special angles, such as a wing.
However, NASA is pursuing thinning these wings. The U.S. Space Administration has named the X-66 jet aircraft it will rebuild with a radical new type of wing support to develop technology that reduces CO2 emissions. Unlike other aircraft, the X-66 will have lighter wings. Of course, the lightening of the wings means that they are bent under certain conditions, and there will be a support under the wings to prevent this.
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The MD-90 is essentially a single-aisle twinjet like the 737s and A320s that dominate airline fleets. However, it is more economical and more environmentally friendly compared to them. The X-66 has not yet been produced, but an aircraft is being worked on to test the idea stage.
An old MD-90 was taken for the idea stage. NASA is considering shortening the fuselage of this aircraft and thinning its wings. The interesting thing is that despite the thinning of the aircraft wings, the engines will continue to be located on the wings. NASA will place a support under the wings to provide strength to the wings in this regard.
The project is actually in the idea testing stages right now. We can say that the necessary measurements and calculations are being made. As a result of the success of the project, we can see similar designs in many new aircraft to be produced. Although it looks a bit ugly compared to the current jets in terms of aesthetics, it should be noted that if the future and technology point to the way things go, we will get used to support wing aircraft.