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EVERETT, Wash. Scientists with Boeing and NASA are working together to learn more about the effects of aviation contrails on the environment.
Contrails, short for condensation trails, are the lines of clouds from high-flying aircraft and can trap heat in the atmosphere.
Boeing's ecoDemonstrator took the lead followed by NASA's DC-8 aircraft. "Seventeen different instruments that we used to sample emissions from the lead aircraft," said Nicki Reid who is the Operations Engineer DC-8 mission manager for NASA's Airborne Science Program.
NASA and Boeing tested emissions or contrails…
Boeing and NASA are joining forces to ensure the future of aviation is sustainable. Researchers are performing high-altitude experiments focusing on contrails.