From Flight ... morphing wings ...
From Flight ... morphing wings ...
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"Airbus to demonstrate high-efficient, ‘dynamically’ moving wings for future aircraft"
didn't NASA research this back in the 90s, with an F111 if memory works ?
judged by the lack of anything productive since, you'd think it was a dead end ?
didn't NASA research this back in the 90s, with an F111 if memory works ?
judged by the lack of anything productive since, you'd think it was a dead end ?
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RE: From Flight ... morphing wings ...
Current wing technology with flaps or spoilers are a form of wing morphing. I guess the big question is how much bang for the buck; most wings are designed for optimum performance at cruise condition, which is 95% of a flight. Bird wings are highly adaptable because their flight conditions can change moment to moment, and long distance cruise isn't necessarily that important. Now if that Cessna needed to hunt down a gyrocopter or a drone, then that might be an interesting scenario.
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RE: From Flight ... morphing wings ...
Most of these efforts I put in the same category of those working to eliminate bicycle chain drives in favor of generally heavier, higher friction, or much more expensive (but not chain!) transmissions.
RE: From Flight ... morphing wings ...
I mean, even swing wings have gone old of fashion
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RE: From Flight ... morphing wings ...
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RE: From Flight ... morphing wings ...
RE: From Flight ... morphing wings ...
dun, dun DUN!
They had the Wright stuff.
RE: From Flight ... morphing wings ...
I wonder why we stopped using Wright's wing warping ? oh yes, aileron's are a much better solution !
like the V22 ... if enough time, money, effort, blind stubbornness, a steadfast refusal to be beaten by the economics of physics; we can do just about anything.
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