NASA's Next-Generation Airplane Concepts

faisy writes "NASA has taken the wraps off three concept designs for quiet, energy efficient aircraft that could potentially be ready to fly as soon as 2025. The designs come from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and The Boeing Company. In the final months of 2010, each of these companies won a contract from NASA to research and test their concepts during 2011."

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In other news

[Anonymous Coward]

Bears against the Seahawks. I'm torn. I'm a Bears fan, but we all want to see a losing team win the Superbowl.

I now return you to your usual spam fest...

Re:In other news

[nloop]

In all fairness they would have a winning record by the time they won the Superbowl!

My airplane concept was also given a grant.

[Anonymous Coward]

You see, by bio-engineering giant birds, and strapping a freight container to the back, we can eliminate the need for pilots.

Re:Two problems with flying wings

[Anonymous Coward]

Sell it as a ride

Re:Two problems with flying wings

[Anonymous Coward]

Which airlines are concerned with discomfort or complaints?

What do they know?

[qmaqdk]

Those are them nutjobs thinking that the climate is changing, and that it's our fault. Now they want us to fly "energy efficient" airplanes. That's code for socialist airplanes! And they'll probably be serving vegan food on them as well. Don't fall for it!

Next Generation

[Reed Solomon]

This is hardly next generation. There isn't even a saucer section to separate. Where is the holodeck? This isn't even a galaxy class starship. NASA is so far behind it's going backwards. I bet they don't even do warp 3.

Re:Much better article

[bazorg]

AKA Chris, the Unpronounceable!

Re:Was this story a mistake?

[Somewhat Delirious]

I've noticed that Timothy has been banning me for days, even weeks, at a time; because I exposed him as a Jew years ago. See the last article and other Israel-related articles on his watch as proof. Years ago, he made the mistake of posting in a discussion his trip to Israel.

See you all in a month. It's been good knowing you.

Let me clarify to you why you get banned:

I've noticed that Peter has been banning me for days, even weeks, at a time; because I exposed him as a Physicist years ago. See the last article and other Physics-related articles on his watch as proof. Years ago, he made the mistake of posting in a discussion his trip to the Tevatron.