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The Many Benefits of Sailing

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  Sailing is an increasingly popular water-based activity that can add a touch of class to your life. The concept is simple: manipulate the sails of a vessel to travel across the water, often navigating obstacles or traveling as quickly as possible. However, executing this requires a combination of strategy, skill, and expertise. Why is … Read more

Unique seabird inspired Airbus engineers to create innovative aircraft

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      Revolutionising aircraft wing design is one of the objectives of Airbus’ AlbatrossOne—a project that draws on inspiration from the albatross’ flight techniques. The demonstrator aircraft, which is a small-scale version based on the A321 aircraft, is constructed from carbon-fibre and glass-fibre-reinforced polymers, as well as components from additive manufacturing. Freely flapping wing-tips … Read more