The U.S. Air Force unveiled the X-56A, an experimental unmanned aircraft designed to research methods for protecting against "flutter." Flutter is a dangerous aerodynamic effect causing wing ...

Russian analysts are conducting tests with an Irkut MC-21-300 model with wings representative of those created with domestically-sourced composites. The research at the Central Aerohydrodynamic ...

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 ...

NASA has actively suppressed flutter of a flexible wing in flight, potentially paving the way for lighter, lower-drag wings on future fuel-efficient aircraft. The feat was demonstrated on flights of ...

A European research team has demonstrated the suppression of wing flutter in flight using an active control system, potentially paving the way for lighter, more flexible and efficient wings for future ...

European researchers have used scaled aircraft demonstrators to test new concepts for lighter, larger-span wings intended to avert flutter problems. The ground vibration tests were conducted at a ...

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Over the past ten years or so, American space agency NASA has become a major player in the aviation industry, getting itself involved in all sorts of projects meant to inform the design of the ...