2018年8月17日 · With the successful demonstration of actively controlled “wing warping” techniques for aircraft roll control at transonic speeds in the Active Aeroelastic Wing project, engineers will now have more freedom in designing more efficient, thinner, higher aspect-ratio wings for future high-performance aircraft while reducing the structural ...

2023年11月28日 · Why the folding wings? The F/A-18E and F/A-18F are designed to meet current Navy fighter escort and interdiction mission requirements, to maintain F/A-18 fleet air defense and close air support roles, as well as an increasing range of missions, including Forward Air Controller (Airborne) and Aerial Tanking.

2022年12月11日 · An Active Aeroelastic Wing integrates controls, structures, and aerodynamics at high speeds and pressures to control aeroelastic twist. Aeroelastic twist can be harnessed using aerodynamic tabs with multiple leading and trailing edge …

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier -capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).

The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The Super Hornet is in service with the armed forces of the United States, Australia, and Kuwait.

• Wing drop: periodic lateral-directional motions that are dominated by oscillatory rolling motions. ie. Loss of aero damping in roll when the wing stalls. Fixed by rescheduling of the leading- and trailing-edge flaps along with a porous hinge cap. The porous hinge cap reduces the growth of the pressure gradient on the wing.*

2021年2月5日 · Super Hornet is about 25% larger than its predecessor the F/A-18C/D but contains 42% fewer structural parts. The single-seat F/A-18/E and the two-seat F/A-18/F fly greater ranges with heavier payloads, have more powerful engines and provide greater survivability. The aircraft is in service with the US, Australia, and Kuwait.

2018年8月26日 · NASA engineers have added a new twist to a cutting edge aerospace technology by demonstrating how a new Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuator can fold a 300-lb (136 kg) wing section from an...

2018年8月28日 · Engineers from NASA’s Glenn Research Center, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center and Boeing have successfully used shape memory alloys (SMA) to move a full-sized wing section of an F/A-18 Hornet.

2015年11月5日 · Two General Electric F404 turbofan engines power the aircraft, each producing 17,700 pounds (8028.58 kilograms) of thrust. Top speed is more than Mach 1.8 (1190 mph). Wingspan is 40 feet, 4 inches (12.29 meters), while the length is 56 feet (17.06 meters). Typical gross weight of the aircraft is about 40,000 pounds.