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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research, or SUGAR, $8.8 Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., The Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) award continues the work of the SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) Project, which looked at truss-based wing aircraft designs and hybrid electric engine technology.

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