Air travelers in the next few years may be able to take a futuristic flight on an innovative blended-wing-body aircraft meant ...
The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam ...
American space agency NASA says its transonic truss-braced aircraft wing would need an ice protection system to fly safely ...
Still looking to learn from winged animals, a team of researchers from Princeton University is exploring how feather-like flaps on aircraft wings could improve stability and maneuverability.
Electra announces a new round of customers for its flagship, fixed-wing EL9, many of whom primarily operate rotorcraft.
NASA is testing next-gen airplane wings to prevent ice buildup, ensuring safer, more fuel-efficient flights of the future.
One of them is called a blended wing body, and it's a type of aircraft that has no clear distinction between body and wings, although they both exist. Blended wing body aircraft come with several ...
[Peter Ryseck]’s Mini QBIT quadrotor biplane brings in some of the efficiency of fixed-wing flight, without all the complexity usually associated with VTOL aircraft. The Mini QBIT is just a 3 ...
The airline will help startup JetZero design and test its blended-wing-body demonstrator aircraft by 2027. The airline will help startup JetZero design and test its blended-wing-body ...
It was printed at Oak Ridge National Lab, and took 30 hours to make. It's a tool that will help Boeing build aircraft wings. Preliminary tests show it's lighter, cheaper, and just as strong as the ...
The facility will support the indigenous manufacturing of 18,000 aircraft parts, creating vast opportunities for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the nation. India, now one of ...
But this wasn’t just any model aircraft. Across the top of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin, flexible plastic flaps, hinged with tape. Guided by a mini ...