Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday undertook tree cutting and pruning around Biju Patnaik ...
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Long, narrow wings are intended to reduce fuel consumption and increase comfort in aircraft. However, wing flutter must be ...
When creating lift, longer, thinner wings can reduce drag, making them efficient. However, they can become very flexible in ...
The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today's, with longer, thinner wings that provide a ...
The Integrated Adaptive Wing Technology Maturation wind-tunnel model installed in the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel at NASA ...
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80 knots takeoff and 470 knots flutter: The chief pilot who flew the unpowered bomber
W.E.W. Petter hired World War II veteran Wing Commander R.P. Beamont as chief test pilot to ensure the Canberra met ...
The autonomous solar aircraft HAP-alpha can operate at high altitudes and replace satellites. It was pulled across a taxiway for the first time.
The 30,000 pound Gloster Javelin prototype was constantly observed by spectators, but its early flights were marred by severe technical problems. During a high-speed trial, the aircraft suffered a ...
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