The exhilarating nature of aerial combat at Flite Fest inevitably leads to the destruction of many models, as dedicated ...

If you ever sit in an airplane row overlooking a wing, then you probably notice multiple flaps along its edges that adjust ...

Princeton engineers have found that adding rows of flaps to a remote-controlled aircraft’s wings improves flight performance ...

The technology echoes bird biology, specifically covert wing feathers that birds use when landing or facing turbulent winds.

Like the company's in-development "Kona" cargo plane, Horizon ventures away from the traditional "tube-and-wing" design that has existed since the dawn of commercial aviation. CEO Aleksey ...

This deviates from the traditional tube-and-wing design that has been the norm for commercial aviation. The US Air Force, which has used the technology in some of its aircraft for decades ...

Design on the McGlothlin Wing II kicked off in summer 2021. Renderings from SmithGroup released thus far are preliminary. They show a rectangular volume faced with a see-through material and ...

According to partners, FIW technology combines an embedded lift fan with a blended wing body design to enable vertical lift agility without sacrificing the payload capacity and aerodynamic efficiency ...