NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits

NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when they pushed it past its intended limits. The 15-foot Structural Wing Experiment Evaluating Truss-bracing (SWEET-15) […]

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Jul 17, 2026, 11:08 PM

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NASA Aeronautics reported: NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits
NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when they pushed it past its intended limits. The 15-foot Structural Wing Experiment Evaluating Truss-bracing (SWEET-15) […]
Categories: Armstrong Flight Research Center, Advanced Air Vehicles Program, Aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Langley Research Center, Subsonic Flight Demonstrator, Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools
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Source country: United States
Published (UTC): 2026-07-17T23:08:33.000Z
Source: NASA Aeronautics
Original source: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasa-pushes-new-wing-design-to-find-structural-limits/

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