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The active flow control is implemented using a patent-pending Coanda valve designed by Williams and his students, and this was their first chance to show the design's success on an aircraft.

DARPA enters a new phase in creation of an aircraft with no exterior moving parts. @AuroraFlightSci will design a full-scale X-plane that relies solely on changes in air flow for in-flight maneuvers.

The idea behind active flow control is to use nozzles on the aircraft to blast jets of air that dynamically manipulate the pressure of the boundary air flowing around the plane, allowing the craft ...

DARPA plans to brief interested bidders on a new program to build and test a novel aircraft designed around active flow control (AFC) technologies. The goal is to demonstrate an aircraft that can ...

The X-plane effort aims to produce an aircraft that uses so-called active flow control, rather than traditional aerodynamic control surfaces such as rudders and flaps, to improve flight performance.

The Boeing subsidiary is designing an aircraft for the US military that can fly without traditional mechanical control surfaces, as part of an attempt to increase aerodynamic performance.

Last week, DARPA announced its latest request for new ideas in the arena of flight controls, seeking those who would contribute to the CRANE (Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effecters ...

A new X-plane is intended to use active flow control while eliminating moveable control surfaces in the name of increased efficiency.

The goal is to demonstrate significant efficiency benefits of active flow control, as well as improvements in aircraft cost, weight, performance, and reliability.

DARPA has awarded a contract to Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale aircraft called the X-65. It will test a new technology that replaces moving control surfaces with Active Flow Control ...

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have used "active flow control technology" to deploy munitions from a weapons bay at twice the speed of sound.