The wing of tomorrow

AIRBUS has reached a key milestone in its Wing of Tomorrow research and technology program, completing the assembly of its first full-size wing prototype (pictured).

The overarching ambition of the project is to explore how wing manufacturing and industrialisation can be further enhanced to meet future demand as the travel sector emerges from the pandemic in a more sustainable manner.

Tests include how the use of new composite materials and technologies align with new wing architecture, with the goal of a high-performing wing just one of several solutions to achieve a lowering of carbon emissions,