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Old 07-24-2003, 05:27 AM
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Mike James
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I love all these experiments. Maybe something unexpected will come from it, good or bad. Keep going with your idea, and let us know the results.

What I'm dying to see is a model-size and applicable version of what NASA is working on with their Mission-Adaptive Wing technology. Wouldn't it be great if the skin of our planes could just move the way it needs to move, without any control surfaces at all? No gaps, no mechanical linkages, more options... (Really just more sophisticated, effective wing warping)

I don't expect to see us applying that right away, but it seems like it might be "the" concept.