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Aurora’s X-65 gets 30 ft wings to test active flow control

Aurora Flight Sciences is quietly turning a radical research sketch into metal, bolting on 30 ft wings that will help prove whether a jet can steer with air instead of moving parts. The X-65, built ...
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USAF tests reverse flow air refuelling using C-5M to top off KC-10

The US Air Force (USAF) has successfully tested a new aerial refuelling technique known as reverse flow, in which a transport aircraft transfers jet fuel to a tanker. The demonstration, which took ...
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NASA successfully flies first laminar flow scaled wing design

NASA successfully conducted the first flight of a new wing design that could pave the way for more fuel-efficient commercial aircraft. Published on NASA’s official website, the article “NASA Completes ...
Aviation Week

NASA Set For Next-Gen Airliner Wing Laminar Flow Flight Tests

Credit: NASA/Christopher LC Clark NASA is poised to begin flight tests of a representative stub wing section that is aimed at dramatically enhancing the drag-reducing benefits of natural laminar flow ...
Aviation Week

Otto Aerospace Begins Slotted Natural Laminar Flow Wing Tests

Airflow through the slot from the lower surface maintains a favorable pressure gradient over the fore element of the slotted airfoil. Credit: NASA As NASA evaluates natural laminar flow for potential ...