Wing Helper is an incredible model airplane wing design tool, speeding the design process to create your flying machine ...

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 ...

Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying ...

Airplanes don't need their wings to be symmetrical to take to the skies. At first, planes were designed with perpendicular wings to the plane's fuselage because every flying creature in nature ...

Maturation of an all-new wing designed to deliver a 50% fuel-burn reduction as part of a future hybrid-electric regional aircraft could take place in the second half of the decade if a project led by ...

There is a revolution happening in aviation, and it's taking place at such a rapid pace that the industry may be completely unrecognizable a couple of decades from now. From new means of propulsion to ...

A new kind of airplane is taking shape in Southern California. Its design looks nothing like today’s commercial jets—and it could change everything from passenger comfort to military power. Aircraft ...

Convertible VTOL aircraft are revolutionizing aviation, and tilt-wings are by far the most safe and efficient convertible VTOL aircraft. However, sometimes we come across the misperception that ...

At a weight of 1,670 lbs., the Mountain Goat lands with a ground roll of only 120 ft. Landing at maximum gross weight of 2,475 lbs. stretches this to 275 ft. Livermore, CA-For Bill Montagne, president ...