NASA flexible wing concepts

NASA video animation showing how its concept of a lightweight, low-drag flexible wing could evolve over time as technology matures. Using tailored structures and active controls to alleviate gust loads and suppress flutter, a flexible high-aspect-ratio wing would be significanly lighter than today's stiff aircraft wings. The wing's shape would also be actively controlled to minimize drag in the cruise and maximize lift for take-off and landing. NASA plans to begin to developing the technology using Lockheed Martin's unmanned X-56A active flutter-suppression testbed.

[@seductive_Octopus]

2020 :D Nothing did Change.... like always

[@accountantthe3394]

2023 now 🥲

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Remember... the Past
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[@aryanjain6631]

2022, morphing wings still a dream.

[@adamjacobs8606]

My biggest concern is the effects of turbulence and repeated stresses over time, esp. The last design if the wing already flexes and you compile turbulence flex on top of that... Seems like a fun ride for the cabin

[@isaiahphillip4112]

Actually with advanced software, a wing this flexible and controllable would be able to perfectly counter the effects of turbulence, deforming itself in the exact way required to absorb all the turbulence and prevent it from being transferred to the main body of the aircraft.
It's the air equivalent of wheel suspension, but could potentially work even better.

[@Idontknow4]

@@isaiahphillip4112 idk why but rreminds me of when bose worked on car suspension because it was similar to active noise cancellation in headphones

[@Truth24434]

It will be interesting to see this develop

[@sebastiaomendonca1477]

MFW its 2021 and not a single flying prototype of this exists

[@Idontknow4]

@@sebastiaomendonca1477 what about now? :)

[@CadeTrigon]

That last one one seems pretty far out there, but people can come up with some crazy stuff to make things come true.

[@AlvaroALorite]

2021 and we are still stuck at 2014 haha

[@LanceWinslow]

Material science is making great strides, I say let's ditch a few intermediate steps, and jump a few evolutionary incremental versions and get down to business by next year, with actual wings being made for commercial purposes in 2-3 years.

[@joeteichert6821]

Isn't the service life of something that flexes less than the srevice life of its equivalent with a hinge? In other words, doesn't something that flexes fatigue faster? It seems to me that this is the biggest issue to deal with.

[@gooridi]

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[@minirotor9006]

Looks like a Flutter nightmare to solve!!!

[@jmy3592]

Why is that..? Lower stiffness result in preventing flutter mode coalascence?

[@vyadhaerospace]

Can anyone tell me which material used in...as shown in video....in year 2035

[@masso172]

Where was this video taken from? Are there any sources to confirm its validity?

[@ronaldkonkoma4356]

Welcome to the future

[@sebastiaomendonca1477]

Its 2021 now where are my flexible wings?

[@ZZJeffree]

Now it's 2019, not seeing the technology for 2015 yet...

[@apexdreams323]

Technology is most definitely here, ruclips.net/video/bC5BUuDFhmg/видео.html Just because its not commercially available doesn't mean its not.

[@Cherub1m7]

i was in my office and came up with this design
today and thought i was the first ahahahahahh

[@maddercat]

Yes, just watch macross plus.

[@genehall9931]

2035, ALREADY HERE!!!

[@user-yl1vk2nh9i]

Oscillating wing may reduce friction as air becomes Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid alternatively.

[@Mustang-xy8ue]

You would have to go pretty fast for that to come into effect. And at that point it would not matter. The speeds you are talking about happen at speeds commercial airliners don't go. And at altitudes that commercial airliners don't go. At this speed and altitude, the speed between stall and the air acting non-Newtonian to such an extent that causes the plane to literally disintegrate.
The wing is designed to bend up and down instead of forward to back.

[@Mustang-xy8ue]

But, it could be used to make longer wings for more lift. Though.

[@j5drumr]

I'm getting dizzy watching this

[@dark.fantacy]

can anybody help me get more information on flexible wing?
am doing ma seminar on flexible wing,......

[@POWERofO7]

is a concepts not real for now

[@dalienrivera6093]

thy can do it now but they are scared

[@GarretKrampe]

Lack Luster efforts happening here for too much money

[@Tailwind1]

Attempting to recreate intelligent design, novel.