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NASA will test folding wings to reduce the drag
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Nasa is investigating whether folding the wing in flight could save more fuel. This study is called Spanwise Adaptive Wing … Continue reading
Nasa is studing Truss-Braced Wings
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One of severals potential design under study by Boeing and Nasa, is the transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) concept. The concept, which … Continue reading
Incredible tests for the wings of an A350 XWB plane
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Airbus has released a video showing how its A350 XWB plane’s wings are highly flexible when put under stress tests, … Continue reading