DARPA Seeks Active Flow Control Aircraft

Credit: Magma/BAE Systems
DARPA plans to brief interested bidders on a new program to build and test a novel aircraft designed around active flow control (AFC) technologies. The goal is to demonstrate an aircraft that can fly and maneuver with no moving control surfaces. “Decades of investment have matured AFC component...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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