Anyone can build a remote control airplane with a sheet of foam, some glue, and a handful of servos. Building an F-14, complete with the swing wing mechanism? [Thomas] found built one that’ll ...

Two companies want to puncture the Airbus-Boeing duopoly with a new jet type, but Airubs hopes to stay one step ahead with ...

[Tom]’s realization of this design seems simple – a spar running through the wing holding BLDC motors and props is swiveled through 90° by a servo to transition the aircraft. Standard control ...

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

Servos are the little instruments that ... called the "wing leveler" because it controls the roll of the plane and keeps the wings perpendicular to the ground. Two-axis handles everything the ...

Ahmed K. Othman, Girguis Sedky, Hannah Wiswell and Aimy Wissa (left to right) equipped the wings of an RC plane with covert-inspired flaps, and flew it at Princeton's Forrestal Campus to prove ...

Honda Aircraft declined to share more about the approval. But the ability to get off the ground marks a key step in the ...

Researchers from MIT and NASA have developed an airplane wing that can change shape and increase the efficiency of aircraft flight, production, and maintenance, according to MIT News. On a ...

If you ever sit in an airplane row overlooking a wing, then you probably notice multiple flaps along its edges that adjust during takeoffs and landings. Much like bird feathers, these components are ...

MORE | 'I won't make it': Recordings detail harrowing moments before deadly Nashville plane crash The report states at ERI, the pilot added 11 gallons of fuel to each wing fuel tank ... line coming in ...

"Blended-wing" aircraft could be the future of commercial aviation. Airbus and startups JetZero and Natilus lead the ...