Active turbulence cancellation makes bumpy flights 80% smoother

Re:Active turbulence cancellation makes bumpy flights 80% sm... by mlyle on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @01:08PM (#38615948)

I think the real idea is to have surfaces or controls distributed that could unload turbulence from individual surfaces nearly instantly.

This could be a few extra control surfaces, like a canard or actuated slat, or it could be through something like Active Flow Control -- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-next-darpa-x-... -- where puffs of bleed air or electrostatics adjusts airflow rapidly.

I think systems-- like the B-1 Lancer highlighted by a sibling comment-- show it's not completely impractical for larger aircraft.

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Re:Active turbulence cancellation makes bumpy flights 80% sm... by vlovich123 on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @03:54PM (#38618360)

Neat. The best way to learn something is to post something wrong on a forum and wait for experts to correct you :). I hadn’t considered using puffs of air. I do still think adapting it for a commercial airliner may be tricky but it would be neat if one day a bunch of tech came together to realize this.

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