Northrop Grumman - The aircraft of 2025 can go up to 85 percent of the speed of sound while carrying up to 100,000 pounds

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By Charlie Jane Anders Jan 14, 2011 3:00 PM

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The aircraft of 2025 can go up to 85 percent of the speed of sound while carrying up to 100,000 pounds

Check out Boeing's concept drawings of a super-advanced aircraft in 2025. NASA gave Boeing, plus Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, contracts to study cleaner, safer, and more fuel-efficient aircraft designs for 14 years hence, and here's the first look. [NASA]

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