The Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing is undertaking a comprehensive restoration of its rare Grumman F8F-2 ...

Because flying wing aircraft must make room within the wing ... the flying wing design will often incorporate split ailerons, spoilers, or spoilerons. Historical examples of the flying wing ...

The first commuter aircraft, powered by super-efficient hybrid-electric propulsion systems, could be taking their first paying passengers sometime in 2027. Part 3 provides an ...

Despite these advantages, JetZero faces several serious obstacles in developing its blended wing aircraft. The most ...

Aviation startup Horizon Aircraft says it managed to transition to vertical flight its Cavorite X7 vertical take-off and ...

Sikorsky was one of six companies downselected for Phase 1B of DARPA’s Advanced Aircraft Infrastructure-less Launch and Recovery program. The RBW design is a tail-sitting aircraft that takes off ...

Features include morphing ailerons and pop-up spoilers linked to gust sensors on the front of the aircraft, alongside hinged wing-tips. Following baselining flights that began in late 2023 ...

The twisting caused one end of the wing to have more lift and the other end to have less lift. To produce the same effect, modern planes use ailerons ... cause the aircraft to spin out of control.

The fuselage is where passengers sit and where cargo is stored. The aircraft wing flaps and ailerons are coated with a lime-green primer, which prevents the aluminum material from corroding.

JetZero's Z4 blended wing body or "all wing" design has the ... in fuel burn per passenger mile compared to a similar sized aircraft. The technology could potentially help United lower its carbon ...