Herod wrote:
[QUOTE]Going right back, the Wright Flyer..warping wings./QUOTE]
Herod, A good few First World War Aircraft also used warping wings, including the Etrich Taube, Morane Saulnier N and the Focker Eindecker; the last of which gave its name to the 'Fokker Scourge'.
These days, wing warping is found on weight-shift microlights and hang gliders in the form of 'billow shift'. Paragliders also have use lines to change the wing shape.
A wing warping renaissance could be looming for larger aircraft too: