Category: ArtScience

Transit Doesn’t Need to Profit | RMTransit

Detractors often bring up the profitability of public transit as a point against spending money on transit projects, but does transit actually need to make money? Let’s talk about that.

NASA on Emerging Tech: The Blended Wing Body with Dr. Fay Collier | ETI

What is the blended wing body concept? Why is the BWB receiving more attention than ever before? What advantages does it provide? How can it be utilized for National Defense? Join us in this episode with Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Fay Collier, Associate Director for Flight Strategy, Integrated Aviation Systems Program at NASA to learn about the Blended Wing Body and the future of air superiority.

Turboelectric Propulsion a New Idea for Revolutionary Aircraft | NASA

The hybrid wing body aircraft shape is already a new idea that can improve performance and reduce noise. NASA’s Glenn Research Center is studying a drastic change in the propulsion system — turboelectric engines — that can make the HWB even more useful in reducing noise and fuel consumption and in improving use of smaller underutilized airports.

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