Leonardo Proves Morphing Wingtip Devices For Clean Sky Research

Credit: Leonardo Aircraft Division
Leonardo says it has completed inflight demonstrations of a morphing wingtip and winglet developed as part of the European Union’s Clean Sky aerospace research and technology initiative. The Italian OEM used its C-27J Spartan airlifter demonstrator airframe as the host for the control surfaces as...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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