DLR's Proteus (foreground) has flown with conventional and morphing wings. Credit: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt / German Aerospace Center Germany's aerospace center DLR has begun flying ...
Airbus innovation arm UpNext has conducted an initial test flight with a modified Cessna Citation VII which will ultimately serve as the platform for advanced wing technology. UpNext is aiming to ...
Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying on rigid flaps and heavy hydraulics. The key is a family of “metals with ...
In modern research and development contexts, aerial robotics are expanding beyond their hobbyist origins. A forthcoming generation of AI-enabled VTOL prototypes signifies a convergence wherein ...
Drone technology is advancing rapidly, with nature-inspired designs leading the charge. The LIS Raptor, a drone equipped with morphing wings and a tail modeled after the northern goshawk, exemplifies ...
MIT and NASA researchers have developed a morphing airplane wing that goes back to the future: The entire wing bends and twists, much as the Wright brothers' Flyer 1 did more than a century ago.