FlexSys-Built Morphing Flap Tested To Higher Deflections
Credit: NASA
NASA is taking no chances with flight tests of a full-scale flexible flap designed to demonstrate the potential noise and drag benefits of a seamless, morphing structure. The deformable flaps have replaced the conventional trailing-edge flaps on a modified Gulfstream III and are being put through...
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