NASA and Boeing unveiled a new livery for the X-66A, an aircraft designed for sustainable flight and zero greenhouse gas emissions, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. NASA and Boeing have unveiled a new livery for the X-66A aircraft, which will be produced through the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator.

The X-66A is the first X-plane specifically designed to help the United States achieve the goal of zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions laid out in the White House’s Climate Change Action Plan for U.S. Aviation.

The Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project aims to provide insight into a potential next generation of more sustainable single-aisle aircraft, the workhorse of passenger airlines around the world. Boeing will work with NASA to build, test and fly a full-scale X-66A demonstrator. The X-66A features ultra-long thin wings stabilized by cross struts known as the Transonic Lattice Support Wing concept.

NASA and Boeing unveiled the livery at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

The X-66A, an innovative aircraft created in partnership with Boeing as part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, aims to pave the way for greener single-aisle aircraft that are essential for passenger airlines around the world. A distinctive feature of the X-66A is the transonic design of the chord wing; extra long wings secured by cross braces. This aircraft plays an important role in NASA’s commitment to leadership in aviation and environmental protection.

The primary goal of the X-66A is to enhance efforts to achieve zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions under the U.S. Aviation Climate Change Action Plan. In particular, the X-66A has the potential to use 30% less fuel and produce significantly fewer emissions than current high-end aircraft. Considering that single-aisle aircraft account for almost half of the world’s aviation emissions, the X-66A’s environmentally friendly design could significantly reduce its carbon footprint. Source