Airbus unveils 'Wing of Tomorrow' folding wings project

[Binary_Bark]

Another major technological initiative to break cover at the recent Farnborough International Airshow was the upcoming flight-test phase of Airbus’s Wing of Tomorrow program. The project aims to develop next-generation airliner wings so long that they will need to fold at the tip to operate at existing commercial airports.

If you ever found yourself passing time at an airfield watching a glider, one of the first things you would notice is the wings. They're long, slender, graceful and resemble nothing so much as those of an albatross rendered in carbon composites. At least, they do if the engineer who designed them knows anything about their business.

Airbus unveils 'Wing of Tomorrow' folding wings project

Another major technological initiative to break cover at the recent Farnborough International Airshow was the upcoming flight-test phase of Airbus’s Wing of Tomorrow program. The project aims to develop next-generation airliner wings so long that they will need to fold at the tip to operate at…

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[Ϲhristopher]

The Boeing 777X already has this?

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

MACROSS already had this in the 90s bru

 

[NR7]

The Boeing 777X already has this?

Yeah but if Airbus does it then you know it's not going to fall off in a few years