Active flow control effectors are mounted on the D-90’s outboard wing trailing edges. Credit: Illinois Institute of Technology Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) have flown a ...

The X-plane, designated X-65, aims to demonstrate the benefits of active flow control at tactically relevant scale and flight conditions. Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, has begun ...

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, has moved its DARPA-backed X-65 demonstrator into final assembly at its Virginia facility, marking a key step toward its planned 2027 first flight. The ...

Active flow control effectors have been integrated into the wingtip of a Pipistrel Virus for flight testing under the Facelift project. Credit: Cedrat Technologies French aerospace research agency ...

Emerging aviation technologies developer Aurora Flight Sciences is progressing with assembly of its prototype X-65 active flow control demonstrator. Aurora on 20 November shared an image of the X-65 ...

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences has begun manufacturing a secretive new X-plane for the US military, designated the X-65. Aurora is under contract to develop the experimental jet aircraft for ...

NASA and Boeing this week showed off new technology that could go a long way toward reducing the size, weight and drag of future, greener aircraft. NASA and Boeing said they recently completed tests ...

Aviation, as humanity has been experiencing for the past 120 years or so, means an aircraft needs engines to take off and fly, wings to keep it in the air, and physical control surfaces (stabilizers, ...