The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the most successful warship class in modern American history — and the lead ship, USS ...

Orville and Wilbur Wright's original 1903 Flyer made history. But it took them another two years, among crashes and technical ...

Researchers at Skoltech conducted a comparative study of two techniques for evaluating mesoscale residual stresses in the ...

The de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 could fly higher and faster than any commercial airliner before it, but a series of ...

NASA is ramping up its X-59 supersonic aircraft testing campaign with a series of ...

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner innovates in multiple key areas beyond just fuel efficiency. From a technological standpoint, it's one of the most sophisticated planes ever developed, featuring landing gear ...

To test the concept, the DLR fitted an uncrewed experimental aircraft, PROTEUS, with both conventional and morphing wing sets. The successful trials primarily demonstrated basic airworthiness and ...

Ferrari is set to introduce substantial upgrades on its SF-26 Formula 1 car at the Miami Grand Prix next week. The cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi grands prix due to the Iran war has altered not ...

While NASA's primary focus has been on the special Artemis II mission, it has been testing a new wing technology that could save airlines millions of dollars by reducing fuel consumption up to 10%. It ...

An NKC-135 in flight. The 4950th Test Wing, which operated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for more than two decades, flew a variety of C-135 airplane test beds. Contributed A 4950th Test Wing ...

Listen in as Aviation Week's team explore how the war in the Middle East is reshaping perspectives on legacy aircraft, from survivability and readiness to maintenance demands and long-term fleet ...