The Week in Technology, April 25-29, 2022

model of Cessna Citation VII with folding-tip, long-span wing
A model of Cessna Citation VII with folding-tip long-span wing was tested in an Airbus UK wind tunnel.
Credit: Airbus
Airbus Wind Tunnel Tests Folding-Wing X-Plane Airbus has completed wind tunnel tests of its eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator, which is planned to fly in the mid-2020s to validate inflight folding wingtips and other technologies to improve the aerodynamics of wings on future commercial aircraft...

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