Researchers at the University of Surrey have proposed a computational approach that can provide aerodynamic drag data more efficiently during the early stages of aircraft design. It is hoped that ...

Modern wings are mostly designed to reduce drag but also save on weight, and provide other benefits to fuel consumption for ...

“Siemens Xcelerator gives us the functionality that we need today, but it’s also a platform that’s connected to all the ...

A quick look at all the major industries of our world will paint the picture of a species fighting to undo the harm that's been done to the planet, in the decades since we discovered we could burn ...

In the Clean Aviation project, Fraunhofer researchers teamed up with partners to develop a system that causes icy spots on ...

As it looks to cut down emissions throughout most of its industries, the United States articulated a while ago something called the Aviation Climate Action Plan. One of the goals stated there is to ...

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 ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-16 SFW (Forward-Swept Wing) was an experimental fighter developed by General Dynamics in the 1970s as part of DARPA’s Forward Swept Wing Program. Designed to reduce drag ...

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 ...

Dry maple seeds on their branch. Their wings allow the seeds to spin and glide on the wind, carrying them away from their parent tree. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers ...

Aurora Flight Sciences will start the detailed design of the novel, high-performance aircraft as it powers towards an X-plane demonstration flight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...