Revolutionary DARPA X-65 Plane With No Moving Control Surfaces
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6FFJC)
DARPA and Aurora, subsidiary of Boeing, are making a breakthrough X-plane without regular flights controls. The Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program aims to design, build, and flight test a novel X-plane that incorporates Active Flow Control (AFC) as a primary design consideration. Crane seeks to optimize the benefits of active flow ...