Imagine an airplane wing that is not rigid, but bends and changes shape during flight, just like a bird. German engineers have created just such a solution, which can adapt in real time to turbulence and other such circumstances. These wings may not make it to passenger planes anytime soon, but such an approach could be of interest to the increasingly popular drone industry.
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Imagine an airplane wing that is not rigid, but bends and changes shape during flight, just like a bird. German engineers have created just such a solution, which can adapt in real time to turbulence and other such circumstances. These wings may not make it to passenger planes anytime soon, but such an approach could be of interest to the increasingly popular drone industry.