Fly Like A Bird - NASA's Latest Flight Project

Fly Like A Bird - NASA's Latest Flight Project

Imagine a plane that will fly just like a bird: “no turbines or propellers, no flaps or rudders interrupting the smooth surface of the plane’s flattened body as it emits barely a whisper as it sweeps past.” Funded by NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, the plane (as envisioned by a group of researchers working on the project) would be unmanned, solar-powered, and made of strong, lightweight materials.  Its size could range from a few meters across to perhaps a hundred meters, depending on its mission.” ... continued