Lufthansa fleet to use bionic shark skin
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“Lufthansa Technik has received regulatory approval to apply a bionic 'shark skin' coating to its Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The technology is designed to improve aerodynamic efficiency by mimicking the properties of shark skin.”
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