In a video posted to their YouTube page, Airbus showed how when extreme pressure is exerted onto the wings they bend an enormous amount. In fact, there were 17 feet of displacement. This should ...
“The two companies will explore wing performance ... Delta confirmed its participation in the Airbus-led GEESE programme to “test a new flying technique” involving multiple jets operating ...
and Airbus are all betting on blended wing designs to do this. Blended wing aircraft are basically flying wings, where the cargo-carrying section of aircraft is shorter, wider, and produces lift.