Date: Feb 12, 2016 Source: SBIR.gov (
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In the spring of 2015, the Air Force Research Lab and NASA successfully completed tests to realize a decades long quest in aviation to seamlessly change the shape of aircraft wings in flight. This breakthrough technology will usher in a new era in aviation design.
The Air Force is now applying the technology, developed by FlexSys, to a KC-135 under an agreement between FlexSys and Boeing. When further commercialized, the FlexSys Technology will lead to billions of dollars in annual fuel savings, reduced manufacturing costs, and quieter, lighter aircraft, a breakthrough in aviation made possible by the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
