A folding wing is a wing configuration design feature of aircraft to save space and is typical of carrier-based aircraft that operate from the limited deck space of aircraft carriers.

2018年1月19日 · NASA has successfully applied a new technology in flight that allows aircraft to fold their wings to different angles while in the air. The recent flight series, which took place at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, was part of the Spanwise Adaptive Wing project, or SAW.

2024年6月12日 · Fighter aircraft with folding wings, also known as “sweep wings” or “variable-sweep wings”, are designed to optimise their performance according to flight conditions. These aircraft can adjust the angle of their wings to improve manoeuvrability at low speeds and aerodynamic efficiency at high speeds.

2016年10月26日 · A technological innovation that flew on a Mach 3 airplane in the 1960s is being reconsidered by NASA, with the hope that modern materials and actuators will make it practical and efficient to fold wings in flight.

2017年10月3日 · NASA’s engineers believe folding wings in-flight using advanced materials and technologies is a potential game-changer for future aircraft. The innovative actuation system that NASA and engineers from The Boeing Company are developing uses a revolutionary material that will accomplish this goal using less complex, lighter and more compact ...

Folding surfaces are rare among land-based designs, and are used on aircrafts that are tall or too wide to fit inside service hangars. Examples include the Boeing B-50 Superfortress and its folding tail. The Saab 37 Viggen and the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser have foldable rear fins that make them lower for entering hangars.

2023年7月19日 · Foldable wing aircraft with large deformation capability will be able to meet flight requirements and performance under different conditions. Based on the bionic design concept, a feather-like foldable morphing wing based on a multi-link mechanism from the flight characteristics of birds was designed.

The A5 is not the only aircraft with the ability to fold its wings, but the ICON Wing Fold system is one of the most advanced and user-friendly systems available in a general aviation aircraft.

2015年10月25日 · In case of aircraft, the wing folding mechanism is usually made of high grade steel (or titanium in some cases) and actuated either hydraulically (or in recent cases) electrically. The outer wing rotates about a hinge, to which the two …

Folding wing tips / wings have been found on military aircraft since the 1930s to offset the limited parking available aboard aircraft carriers. A folding wing was offered on the original 777-200 (mid-1990s), reducing the wingspan from Code letter E to Code letter D so that it could fit into a gate designed for DC-10.