Aurora Studying Unconventional Configurations For DARPA’s X-plane

Coplanar joined-wing configuration was wind-tunnel tested by Aurora in run-up to DARPA Crane contract award.
Credit: Aurora Flight Sciences
An image released by Aurora Flight Sciences announcing its selection under a DARPA X-plane program gives a hint at how designing an aircraft from the outset around active flow control could dramatically change the configurations that are possible. The photograph shows a wind tunnel model of a...
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