Aurora's active flow control prototype in a wind tunnel. The final X-Plane will have a 30-foot wingspan, and no external control surfaces ...

They found that the flaps affected flow in two ways. Flaps placed near the front of an airfoil helped keep the air flowing around it closer to the wing, which helped improve lift and reduce drag ...

The team attached the covert-inspired flaps to a 3D-printed model airplane wing and mounted it in the wind tunnel, a 30-foot-tall metal contraption that simulates and measures air flow.

At present, Magma is testing two variations of "flap-free" technology. The first is called Wing Circulation Control. In this, air from the aircraft engine is bled off and blown supersonically ...

The Pentagon's Curious New X-Plane Maneuvers Using Only Blasts of Air No flaps, rudders, or spoilers involved. By Sébastien Roblin Published: May 16, 2023 4:49 PM EDT ...

Researchers in the UK have flown the first aircraft that can maneuver without conventional control surfaces or flaps. In place of elevators and ailerons, the aircraft uses jets of air along the ...

The subsidiary of Boeing "will design a full-scale X-plane that relies solely on changes in air flow for in-flight maneuvers," DARPA wrote in a Tuesday tweet of Aurora's award.

Seconds before Air India flight 171 crashed while ascending from Ahmedabad, the fuel control switches of both its engines were cut off, a preliminary investigation report said on Saturday, suggesting ...

Every scorched cable, nut and bolt will be examined along with the black box to determine why it went down 30 seconds after ...