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 ...
Over the past ten years or so, American space agency NASA has become a major player in the aviation industry, getting itself involved in all sorts of projects meant to inform the design of the ...
Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...
Airbus innovation arm UpNext has conducted an initial test flight with a modified Cessna Citation VII which will ultimately serve as the platform for advanced wing technology. UpNext is aiming to ...
In designing and developing the Cavorite X7, digital prototyping has served as a real game-changer for Horizon’s team. Thanks ...
Modern passenger planes are pretty impressive machines. They carry hundreds of people for thousands of miles, pack in luxury trimmings like showers and can even hit supersonic speeds in the right ...
Boeing has paused flight testing of its 777X aircraft due to a structural issue with a custom component between the engine and the aircraft structure. The company is replacing the faulty part, ...