Nasa and Boeing’s billion-dollar plane concept could slash emissions

The concept plane from Nasa and Boeing

(Picture: Boeing)

Aircrafts of the future could make living on the Heathrow flight path a bit less unpleasant, as Nasa and Boeing have unveiled an unorthodox design that could reduce emissions by up to 30%.

As part of the space agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstration project, a total of about $1.1 billion will be invested by Nasa, Boeing and its partners in building and testing the transonic truss-braced wing concept plane.