NASA Armstrong Flight Tests Shape Memory Alloy Onboard PTERA Testbed

PTERA takes off on a flight to test the ability of shape memory alloy to fold wings in-flight. NASA, in this flight, observed the successful folding of PTERA’s wings 70 degrees upward.

PTERA takes off on a flight to test the ability of shape memory alloy to fold wings in-flight. NASA, in this flight, observed the successful folding of PTERA’s wings 70 degrees upward.

Photographer NASA/Ken Ulbrich
Location AFRC
SAWAFRCNASA ArmstrongNASA Armstrong Flight Research CenterSpanwise Adaptive WingShape Memory AlloyBoeingArea IFolding WingsAeronauticsEdwardsConvergent Aeronautic SolutionsPTERAAviation