Improved Fixed-Wing Gust Load Alleviation Device

Gust load alleviation is an increasing concern for the design of fixed-wing aircraft with ultra-high aspect wings. It may have detrimental impacts on flight including increased structural and aerodynamic loads, structural deformation, and decreased flight dynamic performance. Innovators at NASA's Langley Research Center have developed a mechanical solution to control gust-load on fixed plane wings enabling significant improvement over alleviation devices currently in use.