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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. The Carreidas 160. by Rakarra · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Immediately I thought of the fictional Mach 2 "Carreidas 160" from the Tintin comic book (written before the Concorde made supersonic jet travel possible). Swing wing design was also used on the F-111, but seems to have fallen out of favor.

    Carreidas 160