The AlbatrossONE demonstrator has successfully achieved a new milestone: a “gate-to-gate” demonstration with wing-tips that are 75% longer than those tested in the first phase. This latest flight test ...

The AlbatrossONE, a model based on the Airbus A321, is constructed from carbon-fiber and glass-fiber-reinforced polymers and has “semi-aeroelastic” hinged wing-tips that flex to reduce drag ...

AlbatrossONE is a scale model aircraft that flaps its wings for more efficient flight, much like the bird that it draws on for inspiration. AlbatrossONE is now in its second stage of testing, with ...

The aircraft was inspired by the albatross, a sea bird able to stay in the air for hours in windy weather with little wing exertion. “The concept of hinged wingtips is not new,” Airbus ...

Airbus engineers have developed a scale-model airplane with the first in-flight, flapping wing-tips that could revolutionize aircraft wing-design. The aerospace giant has drawn on nature to ...

By David Szondy June 17, 2019 The scale-model AlbatrossOne airplane with the first in-flight, flapping wing-tips that could revolutionize aircraft wing-design Airbus/Patrick Metcalfe View 2 Images ...

Airbus engineers have developed a scale-model aircraft with the first in-flight, flapping wing-tips that could revolutionize aircraft wing-design. The company has drawn on nature to develop its ...

Airbus has developed a small-scale aircraft with flapping wing-tips that mimic the movement of an albatross. AlbatrossOne, a carbon-fibre concept plane developed by the planemaker’s engineers ...

The AlbatrossONE, a model based on the Airbus A321, is constructed from carbon-fiber and glass-fiber-reinforced polymers and has “semi-aeroelastic” hinged wing-tips that flex to reduce drag ...