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NASA successfully flies first laminar flow scaled wing design

NASA successfully conducted the first flight of a new wing design that could pave the way for more fuel-efficient commercial aircraft. Published on NASA’s official website, the article “NASA Completes ...

This AI-powered shape-shifting wing could make aircraft tails obsolete — and slash travel costs

The German Aerospace Center is developing a 1 million Euro project exploring the use of morphing wings, redefining how we ...
New Atlas

Radical aircraft that could make flaps obsolete is almost ready to fly

Aurora Flight Sciences just announced that the triangular wings of the X-65 have arrived at its Virginia assembly facility, where they are now being integrated onto the fuselage. With that milestone ...
autoevolution

Windowless Laminar-Flow Aircraft Clears Major Development Hurdle, Test Flights in 2027

For the first time in ages, the giants of the aviation industry are feeling the pressure of competition. Not the competition they’re used to, but from startups that completely challenge the old way of ...
The Aviationist

DARPA’s X-65 Active Flow Control Demonstrator Mated with its Wings

The X-65 Active Flow Control demonstrator continues to make progress, with the fuselage now mated with its wing as the first flight remains planned for 2027. The assembly of the Active Flow Control ...