The new, birdlike modular airplane wing

Dannyalcatraz

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• Apr 4, 2019

• #1

Looks like the propellerheads have an idea that could revolutionize plane design, manufacturing and maintenance.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/nasa-mit-airplane-wing/index.html

 

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Umbran

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• Apr 4, 2019

• #2

"Measuring 14 feet or four meters wide, the new wing is constructed from thousands of units that fit together..."

Um, right now, we have problems with *normal* flight control software. The software to control this would have to be notably more complicated.... and thus failure prone.

 

Dannyalcatraz

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• Apr 4, 2019

• #3

That was one thing that did stand out to me, especially in the light of recent events.