Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Elastic flaps system

On 10th of November the news from NASA and Air Force Research Laboratory,
go around the world with this system of elastic flaps:
http://gizmodo.com/nasa-finally-tests-its-shape-shifting-airplane-wings-1656775362

More about the Flex system
http://articles.sae.org/13178/

I say for myself, finally ;-)
As I wrote here on the A good mix of Creativity, 5y ago on the post
http://drlojz.blogspot.com/2009/11/moth-hydrofoil-elastic-flap.html

Means I was not wrong, maybe to early, but definitely on the right way!
I am sure the technology and development will go forward also on this
aerodynamically technical problem.

Future of sailing are the wings, I can predict we will see in short the sameless wings on AC boats!
Wait and see ;-)