Woodward Selected to Supply Actuators for NASA-Boeing X-66A Aircraft
Woodward Selected to Supply Actuators for NASA-Boeing X-66A Aircraft
Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD), a global leader in energy control solutions for aerospace and industrial applications, announced it has been selected to provide rotary actuation solutions for the NASA and Boeing Transonic Truss-braced Wing (TTBW) X-66A aircraft demonstrator.
航空航天和工業應用能量控制解決方案的全球領導者伍德沃德公司（納斯達克股票代碼：WWD）宣佈，它已被選中爲美國宇航局和波音跨聲桁架支撐翼（TTBW）X-66A 飛機演示器提供旋轉驅動解決方案。
The pioneering aircraft concept incorporates very long and thin strut-braced wings to add lift and reduce drag, with potential to dramatically increase fuel efficiency. The rotary actuators will be fitted to the X-66A ailerons, one of the flight control surfaces on the aircraft's special wings.
這種開創性的飛機概念採用了超長而薄的支柱支撐機翼，以增加升力並減少阻力，有可能顯著提高燃油效率。旋轉執行器將安裝在 X-66A 副翼上，副翼是飛機特殊機翼的飛行控制表面之一。
"We're quite honored to be selected by Boeing for this breakthrough project, because it provides us with another chance to continue our work with industry leaders and bring our engineering expertise to the future of flight," said Chip Blankenship, Chair and CEO of Woodward. "It is a natural next step for us to develop the next generation of rotary actuation, as it aligns to our passion for innovation and our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future."
伍德沃德董事長兼首席執行官奇普·布蘭肯希普表示：“我們很榮幸被波音公司選中參與這個突破性項目，因爲它爲我們提供了又一次機會，可以繼續與行業領導者合作，並將我們的工程專業知識帶入未來的飛行。”“開發下一代旋轉驅動器是我們自然而然的下一步，因爲它符合我們對創新的熱情以及我們設計和提供合作伙伴賴以爲清潔未來提供動力的能源控制解決方案的目標。”
Woodward has been a long-time provider of propulsion, actuation, and aircraft control solutions to Boeing and also works with NASA on several projects. The Transonic Truss-Braced Wing program contributes to the aviation industry's efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
伍德沃德長期爲波音提供推進、驅動和飛機控制解決方案，還與美國宇航局合作開展了多個項目。Transonic Truss-Braced Wing計劃爲航空業到2050年實現淨零排放的努力做出了貢獻。
Woodward has begun work with Boeing and plans to produce the actuators by 2026. Test flights are scheduled to begin in 2028.
伍德沃德已開始與波音公司合作，並計劃到2026年生產執行器。試飛計劃於2028年開始。