Active flow control effectors are mounted on the D-90’s outboard wing trailing edges. Credit: Illinois Institute of Technology Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) have flown a ...

The X-plane, designated X-65, aims to demonstrate the benefits of active flow control at tactically relevant scale and flight conditions. Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, has begun ...

NASA, in partnership with Boeing, conducted wind tunnel tests on active flow control technology applied to a full-scale Boeing 757 vertical fin. The technology, utilizing sweeping jet actuators, ...

The X-65 Active Flow Control demonstrator continues to make progress, with the fuselage now mated with its wing as the first flight remains planned for 2027. The assembly of the Active Flow Control ...

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences has begun manufacturing a secretive new X-plane for the US military, designated the X-65. Aurora is under contract to develop the experimental jet aircraft for ...

The X-65 fuselage is densely packed with air compression, cooling and plumbing for the AFC system. Credit: DARPA Since the Wright brothers warped the wings of their Flyer, most aircraft have used ...

NASA and Boeing this week showed off new technology that could go a long way toward reducing the size, weight and drag of future, greener aircraft. NASA and Boeing said they recently completed tests ...