alt Hacker NewsFTA: The extensions, each measuring several metres, will replicate a folding wing in the fully extended position during a flight
So no, they are not foldable today - the headline submitted to HN is total clickbait.
FTA: The extensions, each measuring several metres, will replicate a folding wing in the fully extended position during a flight
So no, they are not foldable today - the headline submitted to HN is total clickbait.
AFAICT they don't exist at all today. They are just renderings. So double clickbait. A more accurate title would be, "Airbus announces plans to develop foldable wing extensions, with non-foldable versions as the first step" or something like that.