Cool, but Boeing is doing it first with the 777X.
Is that the plane that is already 7 years late due to certification issues?
Full Scale Foldable Wing Extensions
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#14No pics?
It begs for a video too!
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#15What’s the purpose of doing this? (Site won’t load for me)
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#16Cool, but Boeing is doing it first with the 777X.
Cool, but then you'd be forced to fly on a Boeing.
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#17Cool, but Boeing is doing it first with the 777X.
Foldable wings have been on aircraft carriers for a while as well.
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#18Cool, but Boeing is doing it first with the 777X.
Let's hope, it doesn't fall off...
don't worry, they are built with: "very rigorous ... [areospace] engineering standards."
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#19What’s the purpose of doing this? (Site won’t load for me)
My 2c:
The goal is longer, thinner wings than usual. Long and thin wings are far more efficient—think gliders and the U2. But beyond a certain width, those wings become incompatible with existing airports and other facilities for handling commercial aircraft. So the idea is to mount folding extensions that are extended for flight, but likely fold when being hangered or navigating taxiways.
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#20What’s the purpose of doing this? (Site won’t load for me)
> The Wing of Tomorrow programme is centred around creating longer, lighter, and more slender wings to maximise aerodynamic efficiency and reduce fuel burn. The wing extensions will be assembled at Airbus’ Wing Technology Development Centre in the UK and flight tested in Toulouse.