NASA X: Environmentally Responsible Aviation - End of an ERA (Pt.2)

NASA X: Environmentally Responsible Aviation - End of an ERA (Pt.2) title card.

Documentary (2015)
Also known as: NASA X: End of an ERA - Part 2

Starring:
Jennifer Pulley (Host)
Kevin James
Israel Wygnanski
Dr. Mia Siochi

NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation program is coming to a close. New advanced leading edge wing coatings are being developed that will deter bug strikes and help maintain laminar flow over airplane wings. And, we visit the Ames Research Center to see final testing of a new BWB model in the 40x80 wind tunnel.

Also from this series:
NASA X series

Boeing X-48C

Boeing X-48

Boeing 747-8F

Boeing 747-8F of Cathay Pacific Cargo.

Boeing 737-86J(WL)

Registration D-ABME, c/n 37766/4049, built in 2012.

Reg. D-ABME Boeing 737-86J(WL) of Air Berlin.

Gulfstream III

Registration N804NA, c/n 344, built in 1982.

Reg. N804NA Gulfstream III of NASA.

Unidentified Aircraft

Concept Aircraft

Airbus A330

Airbus A330 of Qatar Airways.

Boeing 737-4B7

Looks like a CGI.

Boeing 737-4B7 of US Airways.

Concept Aircraft

Boeing 777

Boeing 777 of Singapore Airlines.

NASA CESTOL (Concept Aircraft)

NASA Cruise-Efficient Short Take-Off and Landing (CESTOL) concept aircraft.

Boeing 747

Boeing 747 of United Airlines.

Boeing 777

Boeing 777 of Thai Airways International.

Aero Spacelines 377SGT Super Guppy

Registration N941NA, c/n 004.

Reg. N941NA Aero Spacelines 377SGT Super Guppy of NASA.

NASA CESTOL (Concept Aircraft)

NASA Cruise-Efficient Short Take-Off and Landing (CESTOL) concept aircraft

Northrop Flying Wing X-216H and Northrop N-1M

Boeing 787-10

Airbus A330-243

Same video footage as in NASA X: Future Forward - ERA, it is the footage of an engine failure incident that occurred at Manchester Airport in June 2013.
Registration G-OMYT, c/n 301 built in 1999.

Reg. G-OMYT Airbus A330-243 of Thomas Cook Airlines.

Boeing 747-8

Boeing 787-9

Boeing 737

Boeing 737 of Southwest Airlines.

Unidentified Aircraft

AgustaWestland AW609

NASA Puffin (Concept Aircraft)

Unidentified Aircraft

Piaggio P.180 Avanti

Boeing 757-222

Registration N757ET, c/n 24627/263, built in 1990, scrapped in September 2015. The third aircraft in the ecoDemonstrator Program, a 757-222 owned by Stifel's aircraft finance division, began flights (in the program) in March 2015. The aircraft was painted in the livery of the TUI Group, which collaborated on the program.

Airbus A330

Airbus A330 with Trend 700 engines.

Boeing 747-443

Boeing 747-443 of Virgin Atlantic Airways, Registration G-VLIP, c/n 32338/1274.

Reg. G-VLIP Boeing 747-443 of Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Reg. G-VLIP Boeing 747-443 of Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Boeing 757-223

Boeing 757-223 of American Airlines.

Lockheed Martin X-56

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See also

• NASA X: Environmentally Responsible Aviation-End of an ERA Pt.2 at NASA.gov
• NASA X TV Series at Wikipedia
• NASA X TV Series at IMDb