Active flow control technology would use small bursts of air from a wing or other air foil surface to shift the aircraft’s position or direction.

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have used "active flow control technology" to deploy munitions from a weapons bay at twice the speed of sound.

Two decades after demonstrating the promise of active flow control, DARPA has returned to the topic with the goal of flying an X-plane that can finally take the technology over the transition ...

Boeing and the Air Force are looking to use active flow control technology to develop weapon release systems for future U.S. Air Force Global Strike aircraft.

Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology have flown a tailless uncrewed aircraft system using active flow control for maneuvering.

In Phase 1, which is already completed, Aurora created an aircraft that was able to use active flow control to demonstrate control in a wind tunnel test.

“Aurora’s X-plane candidate uses active flow control (AFC) for multiple effects, including flight control at tactical speeds and performance enhancement across the flight envelope,” says the ...

The X-65 is being designed around a concept called “active flow control” (AFC), which eliminates use of traditional moving control surfaces to manoeuvre an aircraft.

Active flow control involves the manipulation of a flow field – through the addition of energy — to improve the aerodynamic performance of an aircraft structure.

Research from Nature Portfolio Recent studies have demonstrated innovative approaches for integrating plasma actuator technology into active flow control systems.

University of Iowa researchers have reported a key advance in the ease of flow and maneuverability for underwater vehicles.