R esearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a new physics-based tool that can predict how ...

The concept of blended-wing aircraft – where fuselage and wing are all one structure – is not new. But this radical design ...

The Airspace cabin is one of Airbus’ signature design features, found across many of its newer aircraft, including the ...

Drag is the aerodynamic force that opposes an aircraft’s motion through the air. Being able to predict drag accurately at an ...

Wings are a vital part of the aerodynamic performance of aircraft. Their design has changed over the years and could change significantly in the future if truce-braced wings or blended wing bodies ...

(CNN) — What caught your eye the last time you looked out of your airplane window? It might have been the winglet, a now ubiquitous appendage at the end of each wing, often used by airlines to display ...

A proposed computational approach could help develop more fuel-efficient aircraft, according to researchers. The method can ...

If you've ever studied older military aircraft like the North American F-86 Sabre jet, you may have noticed that many of them had flat metal plates, known as wing fences, on the wings. While these ...

The fuel economy of an aircraft is an assessment of the aircraft's transportation energy efficacy. Enhanced fuel efficiency is achieved through improved aerodynamics, weight reduction, and the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 21, 2010 -- Airplanes do not look much like birds -- unless you were to imagine a really weird bird or a very strange plane -- but should they? This question is exactly what ...