Here’s Why The Boeing 777X Won’t Let Pilots Take Off With Its Wings Still Folded

Boeing integrated multiple failsafes into the flight systems to prevent such an occurrence. If the wingtips are not extended ...

Here’s How Much Longer The Boeing 777X’s Wingspan Is Compared To The 777-300ER

So the question is just how much longer are the 777X wings? To get directly to the point, the 777X will have wings that are 7 ...
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Why Did Boeing Build The 777X With Composite Wings But Not A Composite Fuselage?

Considering that theBoeing 787 was the first airliner to have an airframe primarily made from composite materials, and has been in service since 2011, it may puzzle readers to learn that the much ...
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NASA and Boeing Hit ‘Pause’ on Experimental X-66

Boeing has paused the development of its experimental X-66 flight demonstrator, which featured a transonic truss-braced wing designed to significantly reduce fuel consumption. Instead of the X-66 ...
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Boeing to halt X-66 development, narrow focus to thin wings for future jets

Boeing this summer will stop developing NASA’s X-66 truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft and shift its focus specifically toward developing thin-wing technology that had been central to X-66’s ...