This test aircraft, hence the ACTE control surfaces, was flown at 0.85 Mach, maximum altitude of 40,000 ft. and were subjected to 2G maneuvers and a maximum dynamic pressure of 384 psf.

“The (Flexfoil) technology has performed flawlessly… Data taken from the flight demonstration supports the potential for reducing fuel burn by 5 to 10 percent for a clean sheet design of advanced subsonic commercial transport." ” - Dr. Fay Collier, Director - Environmentally Responsible Aviation, NASA

“The FlexFoil control surface technology will soon be credited with revolutionizing the aircraft industry by dramatically improving fuel efficiency and enabling quiet aircraft operation”. - Peter Flick, Air Force Research Lab

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Professor Sridhar Kota founded FlexSys in 2001 to engineer and flight test his patented shape-changing aircraft wings in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA. The key to success is our unique approach to mechanical design by exploiting material elasticity – called distributed compliant design. Today, companies of all sizes across industries contract FlexSys to pursue innovation through the application of Compliant Design to create sophisticated mechanical motions without joints. Whether it is a clean-sheet design, or rethinking a current product, FlexSys has a creative team of engineers and a full suite of hardware and software tools that can help.

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“James Bond will drive Aston Martin's latest (real) mid-engined hypercar, called the Valhalla, in the franchise's new movie scheduled for release in 2020. We don't know if 007's new wheels will sport additional lasers, rocket motors, missiles, or a self-destruct button in the movie, but it will use real-world flexible wing technology validated by NASA to keep it low and fast.”