Looks like people have been following Chris Mc Nairs work, the wingtips of this wing have his tale tale cut outs. The Devil Ray from Chris also comes with variable length wings. Its not quite as big but we have seen a new larger high aspect wing coming out off the Mc Nair stable. In exclusive coverage, Aviation Week has revealed a new U.S. Air Force X-plane, the X-56A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which will test active flutter suppression and gust load alleviation– vital technologies that will propel the development of slender, lightweight, high-aspect-ratio wings for future transports and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance UAVs. Designed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, the X-56A flying wing will also be flown by NASA and is considered the future of high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) reconnaissance aircraft. Configured for easy wing replacement, the 28-foot-long X-56A features stiff wings, as well as multiple sets of flexible wings, and a parachute recovery system, in case a wing fails in flight. The UAV will test the outer limits of the flight envelope where flutter occurs. Flutter is the potentially catastrophic dynamic coupling that can occur between the elastic motion of the wing and the aerodynamic loads acting on it. “The success of […]
New USAF X-Plane, the X-56A UAV, Revealed by Aviation Week
New USAF X-Plane, the X-56A UAV, Revealed by Aviation Week
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