Experimental Wing Proving New Design Methods

The Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing is tested in a fixture at the NASA Armstrong Flight Test Center’s Flight Loads Laboratory in California.

The Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing is tested in a fixture at the NASA Armstrong Flight Test Center’s Flight Loads Laboratory in California.

Photographer NASA/Ken Ulbrich
Location AFRC
PAT wingAdvanced Air Transportation Technology projectAeronautics Research Mission DirectorateNASA LangleyNASA Armstronghigh aspect ratio wingswing efficiencyAFRCArmstrong Flight Research Center