Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2019
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Future aircraft need to be lighter and hence more fuel-efficient. For this reason, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Gottingen has now tested two wing designs as part of an EU project. These types of wings have hitherto been impossible to manufacture.
Alongside more fuel-efficient engines and higher-aspect-ratio wings, weight reduction is regar