https://www.isegoria.net/2023/02/darpa-selects-aurora-flight-sciences-for-phase-2-of-active-flow-control-x-plane/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2023/02/darpa-selects-aurora-flight-sciences-for-phase-2-of-active-flow-control-x-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-3592946 Pseudo-Chrysostom Thu, 02 Mar 2023 04:11:25 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=49687#comment-3592946 Seems like an obvious usecase for electric propulsion; specifically, acceleration of air through ionization. Could be implemented via striations on and or through the wings and other structures, which could be used to enhance lift and velocity at a minimum, in addition to the possibility of finer aerodynamic control.

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