Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying ...
The latest generation of experimental aircraft is no longer chasing raw speed alone, it is trying to change how the air ...
While Airbus expects its next narrowbody jet will have a traditional tube-and-wing configuration, it has not abandoned the idea of an eventual blended-wing-body (BWB) design for a larger jet. That is ...
Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage. The wing of a fighter ...
If you've ever studied older military aircraft like the North American F-86 Sabre jet, you may have noticed that many of them had flat metal plates, known as wing fences, on the wings. While these ...
An illustration of the JetZero manufacturing plant proposed for Greensboro, N.C. JetZero manufacturing plant proposal. JetZero, the California-based start-up proposing to commercialize a “blended wing ...