Daily Memo: Research Toward Lower-Drag Wing Intensifies In Europe
The Flipased project involved a small-scale uncrewed aircraft to test flutter control laws.
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Future wings will be designed with better aircraft fuel efficiency in mind, meaning engineers will explore every way to cut their drag. One contributor, induced drag, can be reduced by increasing the aspect ratio, or slenderness. Another drag contributor originates in the front surface area. Design...
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