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NASA Tests Aircraft With Shape Shifting Wings

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-shape-for-all-occasions dept.

Zothecula writes In January, we first heard about FlexFoil; a variable geometry airfoil system that seamlessly integrates into the trailing edge of the wing. During the year the system has made the leap from the test bench to the sky, with NASA conducting tests of the FlexFoil on a modified Gulfstream III business jet.

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  1. Re:Business jet != space travel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What do you think the first "A" in NASA stands for? This is far more appropriate than the money they are wasting on the SLS - private industry is doing that quite nicely (except for the congressional pork aspect).

  2. Re:Aren't those just called FLAPS? by erice · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It looks like it is flexible wing without hinges. I thought that they started testing that a while ago on the F-111.

    Oh, you mean wing warping? Now where have I see this before?