Aircraft
D8 'Ultra-Efficient Commercial Aircraft' Forges Ahead
The aim of the project is to maximize the efficiency of commercial aircraft.

Aeronautical innovation specialist Aurora Flight Sciences has meetings scheduled meetings next week with NASA on its D8 “ultra-efficient commercial aircraft” project. Started in 2008, the project is a joint effort of Aurora, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Pratt & Whitney, sponsored by NASA’s N+3 program.