Airbus unveils "bird-like" concept airliner
by Rob Beschizza from on (#4KPDM)
With Boeing teetering toward the brink after two decades of mismanagement and two spectacularly deadly crashes, times are looking good for European rival Airbus; talk has even turned to the dangers of it assuming an effective monopoly on new sales for years.
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the theoretical design is a hybrid-electric, turbo-propeller aircraft for regional air transportation. Inspired by efficient mechanics of a bird, it has wing and tail structures that mimic those of a bird of prey, while featuring individually controlled feathers that provide active flight control. ... While not intended to represent an actual aircraft, Airbus' "Bird of Prey" is based on realistic ideas