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DARPA SPRINT X-Plane | Airframer | DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

10/10/2024News:
Fan-in-wing technology powers Aurora’s concept for unprecedented speed and stealth in a vertical lift platform.

Aurora reveals fan-in-wing design progress

Fan-in-wing technology combines an embedded lift fan with a blended wing body design to enable vertical lift agility without sacrificing the payload capacity and aerodynamic efficiency.

28/05/2024Press Release:
Bell completes conceptual design phase for X-plane program.		Bell awarded funding for phase 1B of DARPA Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program
22/11/2023News:
The project aims to design, build, and fly an X-Plane to demonstrate technologies and integrated concepts necessary for a transformational combination of aircraft speed and runway independence.

Aurora to design high-speed vertical lift X-Plane

Design work will take place at Aurora Flight Sciences and Boeing facilities across states including Virginia, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The program is targeting first flight of the demonstrator within 42 months.

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