Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“The transonic truss-braced wing is the kind of transformative concept and investment we will need to meet those [sustainability] challenges and, critically, the technologies demonstrated in this project have a clear and viable path to informing the next generation of single-aisle aircraft, benefiting everyone that uses the air transportation system. NASA’s goal is that the technology flown on the demonstrator aircraft, when combined with other advancements in propulsion systems, materials, and systems architecture, would result in fuel consumption and emissions reductions of up to thirty-percent relative to today’s most efficient single-aisle aircraft, depending on the mission.”

Source: NASA associate administrator for the aeronautics research mission directorate Bob Pearce, in remarks made as NASA announced that it had issued an award to Boeing under the auspices of the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

FMI: www.nasa.gov