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Archive Home > 2012 > November > 10 > Boeing considers folding wings on next jet

Boeing considers folding wings on next jet

By Dominic Gates / The Bulletin
November 10, 2012

SEATTLE — Boeing’s next big jet may actually spread its wings as it prepares for takeoff.

For the immense wings planned for the 777X, engineers at Boeing Co. are studying a design in which the wingtips fold upward to reduce the jet’s span when it sits at the gate or....

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