If you've ever seen a military jet fighter in person, you may have noticed that the wings have a distinctive shape to them, angling downward from the fuselage to their tips. These are known as swept ...
Airbus is spreading its wings and trialing some groundbreaking green technologies. The European aircraft builder is set to begin testing new aircraft wings within months, as reported by The Sunday ...
Due to changes in military strategy and technological breakthroughs, fighter jets are always evolving, with constant improvements made to radar, propulsion, and design. A notable feature developed for ...
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Longer, thinner wings are on the horizon as NASA and Boeing continue to research what the future of aviation could look like ...
US investigators believe the pilots of a Hawker 900XP were insufficiently prepared for a post-maintenance stall test, during ...
A United Express flight landing in Charlottesville experienced a scare after its right wing tip impacted the runway during an ...
The Mirage G was a French prototype aircraft that ultimately never made it into military service. The jet, powered by a potent Pratt & Whitney/Snecma FF 306 turbofan, revolutionized the idea of the ...
The U.S. Air Force says it has picked aviation startup JetZero to design and build a full-size demonstrator aircraft with a blended wing body, or BWB, configuration. The goal is for the aircraft, ...
A blended-wing jet has no definite fuselage, instead blending the wing and fuselage into one construction to reduce fuel consumption and extend its range. “It offers 50 percent lower fuel burn using ...
"Simplify and add lightness." Someone really smart and special to motoring enthusiasts once said something to that tune, we're sure you know who. But because airplanes tend to be, well, massive, it's ...