Aviation giants NASA and Boeing have successfully tested a scale model of the new X-48C plane prototype in California.
It’s a radical, windowless, redesign of the traditional “fixed-wing” passenger planes and has a striking resemblance to the ill-fated Concorde.
The hybrid wing plane has been designed to be more fuel efficient as well as fit more passengers onboard, potentially bringing the cost of flying down and airfares along with it, with skyrocketing fuel costs currently the bane of airlines around the world.
NASA hopes the design will be universally adopted within the next two decades for military uses and potentially consumer flights.
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