Composite materials that could form the skin of a morphing aircraft have been tested for their suitability for a shape-changing winglet that would deliver improved aircraft performance. Researchers at ...

Leonardo successfully demonstrated innovative wingtip and morphing winglet technology on a C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft. This advanced technology allows wing elements to change shape ...

NextGen Aeronautics is to build a small unmanned air vehicle able to change shape in flight under the next phase of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) morphing aircraft ...

“These actively controlled wingtips have the potential to further reduce civil aircraft fuel consumption by about 2.5 percent compared with conventional winglets,” says Walter Stephan, Chairman of ...

Two innovative businesses - one in advanced winglet technology and the other in shape-adaptive structures – are forming a joint venture to commercialise wing morphing. Speaking at the NBAA show today ...

Leonardo says it has completed inflight demonstrations of a morphing wingtip and winglet developed as part of the European Union’s Clean Sky aerospace research and technology initiative. The Italian ...

The partnership between Aviation Partners, Inc. and FlexSys could bring ground-breaking design technology to the industry. Aviation Partners, Inc. (API), long known for its fuel-saving winglets, ...

As aircraft manufacturers and airlines alike look to make the aviation industry more sustainable, fuel burn is one key factor ...

Achieving a more sustainable aviation sector requires a long-term plan, which includes aircraft that produce fewer emissions. Some key players are already making great strides in reaching that goal.