NASA Armstrong Tests Model Wing

Aaron Rumsey and Beto Hinojos carefully add weight to a 6-foot model of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, in Edwards, California. The aircraft concept involves a wing braced on an aircraft using diagonal struts that also add lift and could result in significantly improved aerodynamics.

Aaron Rumsey and Beto Hinojos carefully add weight to a 6-foot model of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, in Edwards, California. The aircraft concept involves a wing braced on an aircraft using diagonal struts that also add lift and could result in significantly improved aerodynamics.

Photographer NASA/Carla Thomas
Location AFRC
Armstrong Flight Research CenterAFRCFlight InnovationFlightAeronautics Research Mission DirectorateTransonic Truss-Braced WingTTBWSustainable Flight DemonstratorAdvanced Air Transport TechnologyEdwards Air Force BaseCalifornia