NASA has tested a scaled laminar-flow wing design beneath an F-15B aircraft, showing promise for reducing aerodynamic drag by up to 10%. The technology could significantly cut fuel use and emissions ...
The Global 8000 is the fastest civilian aircraft since the Concorde with an industry-leading top speed of Mach 0.95 and class-leading range of 8,000 nautical miles(1)The Global 8000 delivers the ...
According to Airbus, w-DED is increasingly being used at its factories and is helping the company progress to a more ...
With no computer capable of fully simulating a double delta wing, Saab built the Saab 210 Little Dragon as a flying testbed.
Airbus built A320neo family jets and retrofitted A320ceos with Sharklets after the technology was developed and the benefits ...
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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 ...
DARPA's X-65, that replaces conventional aircraft flight controls with puffs of air, is coming together at Boeing subsidiary Aurora’s Bridgeport, West Virginia facility. The fuselage is taking shape ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 134th Air Refueling Wing at McGhee Tyson has been chosen to fly the Air Force's new KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft, after being one of seven units under consideration. Based ...
MORIARTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Commemorative Air Force Lobo Wing is in the process of restoring a plane used to train bombardier students for World War II. An AT-11 that started its journey in ...
Two Delta Air Lines jets collided on the runway at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday. The airline announced in a statement that Endeavor Flight 5155, scheduled to ...