Wings
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Michigan-based FlexSys has developed a way to optimize the aerodynamics of wing design with FlexFoil, a seamless variable geometry airfoil system that could deliver fuel savings of up to 12 percent.
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Boeing has launched its newest airliner, the 777X, at the 2013 Dubai Airshow. The aircraft is designed with folding wing-tips that will increase wingspan and, as a result, fuel efficiency without limiting access at airports.
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Established in 1993 by the first Dutch astronaut, Delft University kite generation systems might find traction in rural Africa.
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A team of researchers has developed a morphing leading edge that reduces noise and drag during aircraft takeoff and landing.
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AeroVironment's 'Nano Hummingbird' is the first two-wing, flapping wing aircraft that carries its own energy source and relies only on its flapping wings for propulsion and control to achieve controlled precision hovering and fast-forward flight.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle named DEMON is able to maneuver using air jets instead of traditional wing flaps.
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Jetman Yves Rossy has realized his first flight in formation by flying alongside two Boeing Stearman wingwalker biplanes for more than six minutes separated by distances of only a few meters.
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Japanese researchers have successfully built and flown a life-size swallowtail butterfly.
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The Gryphon Next Generation Parachute System is a personal winged glider with military applications that has an electronic guidance system and heads-up display navigation with all equipment cleverly tucked away for better “stealth” flights.
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For the first time, scientists have been able to model the complex changes in the shape of an insect's wings during flight bringing us a step closer to creating a miniature robot flyer with the manoeuvrability and energy efficiency of an insect.