NASA pushes new wing design to find structural limits – NASA0

• Advanced Air Vehicles Program, Aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Langley Research Center, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Subsonic Flight Demonstrator, Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools
• July 17, 2026

NASA researchers recently subjected a new wing design, which appears long and thin with a lightweight structural design, to a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found encouraged them about the wing’s potential, even as they pushed it beyond its intended limits. The 15-foot Structural Wing Experiment Evaluating Armor Reinforcement