A FUTIRISTIC “blended wing” commercial jet built to rival Boeing will carry 250 passengers up to 5,000 miles and will be ...

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 ...

Despite the ability to create a more streamlined and aerodynamic design with inline engines, the U.S. Navy stayed with the radial engine design, asking Pratt & Whitney to develop the largest and most ...

The Big Challenge: Flying Far, Fast—and Full To fly fast, far, and as cheaply as possible while packing in the maximum number of passengers: that’s the economic magic airlines have been chasing for ...

The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is remembered for its unusual wing arrangement and elegant vintage design. This flight ...

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 ...

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 ...

The early 2000s saw the rise of our digital era. We had cell phones, but no smart phones, and Apple introduced the original iPod. Blockbuster still existed, though many of us were renting Netflix DVDs ...

FARNBOROUGH, England — European plane-maker Airbus wants to extend the wings on its narrowbody A321neo, hoping to use “flight physics” to reduce the amount of fuel the aircraft burns, lowering carbon ...

As US-based aerospace manufacturer Natilus secures US$28 million in additional financing, the company has revealed the latest supersized version of its Horizon blended-wing airliner that upgrades the ...

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD), a world leader in aerospace and industrial controls, has been selected to provide an actuation system in support of Airbus’ Folding Wing research activity. The ground-based ...