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Innovation aimed at space travel has migrated to possible future airplane design, as shown with this sleek, wing-body construction of the Boeing X-48C.

Yet by the time your children are able to have children, the fundamentals of air flight will be radically different. Scientists today are looking for ways to apply the laws of aerodynamics to build airliners that use less fuel, run quieter, and are able to stay aloft longer.