NASA Demonstrates Radical New Lightweight Airplane Wing Made of Thousands of Tiny Identical Pieces
http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-radical-airplane-wing-1381782
NASA and MIT scientists have developed a radical new type of airplane wing, which is made up of thousands of tiny identical sub-units.
After successfully testing it in a NASA wind tunnel, the researchers say the wing—which is described in a paper published in the journal Smart Materials and Structures—has the potential to significantly improve the production of aircraft in future by adding greater flexibility to the manufacturing process.
NASA Demonstrates Radical New Lightweight Airplane Wing Made of Thousands of Tiny Identical Pieces
Apr 1, 2019, 4:25pm UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-radical-airplane-wing-1381782
> NASA and MIT scientists have developed a radical new type of airplane wing, which is made up of thousands of tiny identical sub-units.
> After successfully testing it in a NASA wind tunnel, the researchers say the wing—which is described in a paper published in the journal Smart Materials and Structures—has the potential to significantly improve the production of aircraft in future by adding greater flexibility to the manufacturing process.