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Design Faces the Future

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NASA

Apr 22, 2011
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D8 faced head on in the MIT wind tunnel.
This aircraft design faces the future head-on.

This aircraft design faces the future head-on. Designed for NASA by a team led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the model in this MIT wind tunnel has a very wide fuselage for extra lift, low-swept wings for reduced drag and weight, and engines above the fuselage for noise shielding.Credit: NASA/MIT