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Passive Aeroelastic Tailored Wing tests at Armstrong

By Ben Sampson12th February 20191 Min Read

This video shows the development and structural testing of NASA’s 39ft long Passive Aeroelastic Tailored Wing at the Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Flight Loads Laboratory in the USA.

The wing, which is designed to reduce weight and maximize structural strength could lead to longer, thinner wings to help aircraft become more fuel efficient. The tests also gave engineers valuable insight into ways to test highly flexible, high aspect ratio wings.

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Ben Sampson

Ben has worked as a journalist and editor, covering technology, engineering and industry for the last 20 years. Initially writing about subjects from nuclear submarines to autonomous cars to future design and manufacturing technologies, he was editor of a leading UK-based engineering magazine before becoming editor of Aerospace Testing in 2017.