Transonic Wing Design Gets Lift With AI Software

Shift-Wing model promises to reduce planning time and costs using advanced physics simulations.

Jack Daleo

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 01:30 PM ET

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Luminary Cloud’s Shift-Wing tool uses advanced physics simulations to lower the cost and time of developing breakthrough aircraft technology. [Courtesy: Luminary Cloud]

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Luminary Cloud launched Shift-Wing, an AI-powered model and dataset, to accelerate the conceptual design and simulation of advanced aircraft wings, from subsonic to transonic speeds.
The tool utilizes advanced physics simulations and real-time aerodynamic analysis, enabling engineers to explore more innovative designs and identify potential issues earlier with high accuracy (e.g., drag predictions within 2%).
By overcoming limitations of existing engineering tools, Shift-Wing helps reduce design time and costs, and is already adopted by various aerospace companies, including developers of eVTOL, blended wing, and transonic aircraft.

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A new artificial intelligence tool could accelerate the design of cutting-edge aircraft wings.

Luminary Cloud, a platform that uses advanced physics simulations to help engineers experiment with aerospace and automotive designs in the conceptual phase, on Tuesday announced the launch of Shift-Wing—a model and dataset geared specifically toward advanced wing designs. The model, which is publicly available for noncommercial purposes and can be licensed for commercial use, simulates wings designed for subsonic all the way up to transonic speeds.