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NASA Armstrong Flight Tests Shape Memory Alloy Onboard PTERA Testbed
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PTERA flies with the outer portion of its wings folded 70 degrees downward. The wings were able to fold in-flight thanks to a shape memory alloy material, which is triggered thermally and used in an actuator to move parts of the wing.
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Credit lineNASA Armstrong Flight Tests Shape Memory Alloy Onboard PTERA Testbed. NASA/AFRC, 2017-12-15. Public domain. ID: AFRC2017-0338-212.
