That was the conclusion of project manager Larry Myers as flight tests in the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) project at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., ...

wing warping bends the entire wing. The USAF calls it “active aeroelastic wing” technology, and is investing $41 million in the project in the hope that it will lead to lighter ...

A special research jet known as the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) F/A-18 is currently exploring the aerodynamic benefits offered by this technology in its early phases. Based at NASA's Dryden ...

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Research that may lead to lighter, more efficient fighters took a jump forward last month with the first flight of the active aeroelastic wing demonstrator at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

wing warping bends the entire wing. The USAF calls it “active aeroelastic wing” technology, and is investing $41 million in the project in the hope that it will lead to lighter ...

aircraft to bear the official “Centennial of Flight” logo, will be on aircraft will be at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis., for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture ...

NASA and the US Air Force plan to take the active aeroelastic wing (AAW) Boeing F/A-18A research testbed beyond Mach 1 by 1 December to prepare for wing-warping flights next year. The AAW testbed ...

This will result in the incorporation of active control elements like sensors ... suitable to cope with any kind or number of aeroelastic dynamic instabilities. To compensate flutter problems in real ...

MME faculty are active in a variety of research areas ... functions obtained from embedded sensors and actuators along a given wing planform. It does not need accurate aeroelastic model for controller ...

Active flutter suppression is an increasingly critical field in aeronautical engineering, addressing the challenges posed by the dynamic aeroelastic interactions in modern flexible aircraft.