A Ninja style plane that can fly faster than sound

A new type of ‘Ninja style’ aircraft that spins 90 degrees in air for efficient faster-than-sound flight and “virtually zero sonic boom” has been granted $100,000 by NASA for further development. The plane is created in a way that will allow it to take off from the ground, and then turn on its side once it reaches supersonic atmospheric levels so that it can continue its flight into the uppermost parts of space. The plane looks something like a four-cornered ninja throwing star with two sides that are extended out while the other two sides are far shorter, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported. As the plane takes off from the ground, it has to have the longer wings on either side, making the plane appear shorter in length and longer in width, according to ‘Engadget’.

 

Source: Times of India


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