American space agency NASA and aircraft maker Boeing have been researching longer and thinner wing designs, they are now ...
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AI morphing wings boost VTOL efficiency with biomimetic precision
What if urban air taxis could, like birds, vary the configuration of their wings in flight? The answer to such questions could soon become reality through morphing wing technology assisted by ...
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NASA’s ‘flying bathtub’ taught the Space Shuttle how to land
In 1962, NASA’s Flight Research Center in California approved the construction of a prototype lifting body aircraft, which became the M2-F1, also known as the “ Flying Bathtub .” The designation is ...
Supersonic flight refers to aircraft travelling faster than the speed of sound, approximately Mach one at sea level, or ...
At first glance, a flyable airplane made of cardboard sounds almost like a joke – the sort of thing that collapses long before it ever leaves the ground. But YouTuber and serial tinkerer Peter Sripol ...
Alpine is preparing to take America by storm, but it is yet unclear when it will happen. The firm is preparing a larger ...
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