A bat-like aircraft is proposed, using a smart joint mechanism to actuate the morphing
of the wings. The smart joint stays in its deformed shape after cooling, which can be up to 5% of
25 mm length joint. The morphing of the wing shapes of three different bat species is evaluated
using a planar lifting line analysis. The morphing improves the lift coefficient over 1000% and the
lift to drag ratio over 300% at an angle of attack of 0.6°. The results compare well with what is
expected from the type of flight and morphology that has been documented for the bats.