NASA has created a cutting-edge wing which will allow the space agency to create a plane capable of changing shape mid-flight. The real-life transformer is still a concept but would be able to manipulate its form in order to control its flight. A combination of stiff and flexible components allow it to deform at the will of its pilot. A lattice structure is then formed of cube-like structures and allows it to be far lighter than current alternatives. The current prototype is around 18 feet (five metres) long, approximately the size of a real wing on a single-seater plane.

Source: Daily Mail April 03, 2019 11:37 UTC