Unfortunately, despite their technical progress, the Air Force was forced to cancel the project when the RIAA found out they had downloaded the "DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!!" sound clip.
You refer to an Air Force program called "Mission Adaptive Wing". It was an F-111 that had wings with internal actuators which could change the shape of the wing during flight. The program ran in the early 1980's with Boeing as the prime contractor. A Google search on "mission adaptive wing" has links to the program description and some photos.
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I guess we really will listen to Reason.
Someone came up with a use for beer.
It's about time.
Here and I thought the national anthem of Australia was "Tie me kangaroo down, sport".
Mod this guy +5 Educational
Unfortunately, despite their technical progress, the Air Force was forced to cancel the project when the RIAA found out they had downloaded the "DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!!" sound clip.
One of the fastest rebates I ever got was from Microsoft for some wireless gear.
At least they're good at something.
You refer to an Air Force program called "Mission Adaptive Wing". It was an F-111 that had wings with internal actuators which could change the shape of the wing during flight. The program ran in the early 1980's with Boeing as the prime contractor. A Google search on "mission adaptive wing" has links to the program description and some photos.