The Chinese mystery aircraft might not be an actual flying asset but rather a model used to test the design’s radar characteristics. A mysterious flying-wing aircraft appeared in satellite images of a ...

How NASA used the F-104 Starfighter's razor-thin wing to explore supersonic handling, shuttle approaches, and X-15 support.

Researchers at the Engineering School at Princeton University have taken inspiration from birds to improve flight performance and safety in aircraft. The researchers deployed rows of flaps to the wing ...

There's no denying just how critical aircraft wings are. For one, they provide storage for an aircraft's fuel that keeps it a safe distance from the cabin containing passengers and crew. This saved 80 ...

Alternative fuels, hybrid propulsion systems, and all-electric propulsion are seen as the main pathways to achieve net zero flying operations. However, there could be another way that's based almost ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You may one day board a plane where the wings will look very different. Future airplanes are ditching traditional wing design for something sleeker—long, thin wings braced with ...

Boeing built a flying, full-scale Star Wars X-wing not as a movie prop or a theme park gimmick, but as a real test of its electric cargo drone technology. The aircraft, a modified version of Boeing’s ...

The race to come up with ways to cut back on fuel consumption in the aviation industry is giving birth to all sorts of wacky designs, in terms of both engines and airframes. One of them is 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 ...