NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when they pushed it past its intended limits. The 15-foot Structural Wing Experiment Evaluating Truss-bracing (SWEET-15) […]
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Armstrong Flight Research Center, Advanced Air Vehicles Program, Aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Langley Research Center, Subsonic Flight Demonstrator, Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools
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July 18, 2026
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