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New metal could morph aircraft wings while flying

Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying ...
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

Daher’s composite wing rib for future aircraft programs wins a JEC Innovation Award

Daher received the JEC Composites Innovation Award in the Aerospace Parts category for its “Highly Loaded Thermoplastic Wing ...
Morning Overview on MSN

This experimental aircraft could rewrite the rules of flight

The latest generation of experimental aircraft is no longer chasing raw speed alone, it is trying to change how the air itself behaves around a flying machine. From quiet supersonic jets to flexible ...
Robb Report

Airbus Is Testing Planes With Flapping Wings to Help Reduce Carbon Emissions

Airbus opened a new Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC) at its Filton site last July to accelerate the design, construction, and testing of wings for the next generation of jets. Airbus says ...
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Boeing Takes a Half-Plane Into NASA Wind Tunnel to Test Longer and Thinner Wing Design

Over the past ten years or so, American space agency NASA has become a major player in the aviation industry, getting itself involved in all sorts of projects meant to inform the design of the ...