article_snippet.sent: The latest test of the technology took place above Nasa’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
article_snippet.sent: Over the past six months, 22 research flights of the Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) flight control surface has taken place.
article_snippet.sent: The project is a collaboration between Nasa, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys from Ann Arbor Michigan.
article_snippet.sent: The project is a collaboration between Nasa, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc from Ann Arbor Michigan.
article_snippet.sent: We are thrilled to have accomplished all of We flight test goals without encountering any significant technical issues,’ said AFRL Program Manager Pete Flick, from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
article_snippet.sent: These flights cap 17 years of technology maturation, beginning with AFRL’s initial Phase 1 SBIR contract with FlexSys, and the technology now is ready to dramatically improve aircraft efficiency for the Air Force and the commercial aviation industry.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The completion of this flight test campaign at Armstrong is a big step for Nasa's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project,’ said ERA project manager Fay Collier.
article_snippet.sent: This is the first of eight large-scale integrated technology demonstrations ERA is finishing up this year that are designed to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment.