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Old 09-01-2009 | 08:13 PM
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Default F-18 wing warping
those wing tips can move quite a few inches each way
Several years ago, NASA modified an F-18 to use "wing warping" for flight control, like the Wright brothers did.

http://a52.g.akamaitech.net/f/52/827...eslatic_02.jpg
(NASA/DFRC photo)
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