American space agency NASA and aircraft maker Boeing have been researching longer and thinner wing designs, they are now ...

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 ...

Long, narrow wings are intended to reduce fuel consumption and increase comfort in aircraft. However, wing flutter must be ...

Pilots sometimes need to operate at slow speeds—during tight turns and landings, for instance—and good low-speed handling is ...

A 6-ton-class tiltrotor aircraft—the world's first of its kind—named the Lanying R6000 and independently developed by a ...

These wings could be a game-changer for aircraft, with experts from NASA and Boeing now exploring the development and ...

The C-17’s fly-by-wire system is central to its short-field performance. Unlike traditional mechanical controls, fly-by-wire ...

The NTSB’s report omitted mention of a third factor.

US investigators believe the pilots of a Hawker 900XP were insufficiently prepared for a post-maintenance stall test, during ...

The U-2’s ability to reach 70,000 feet—an altitude that most modern fighter jets cannot match—came about after a series of remarkable design innovations.

Engineers in the United States are betting that ultra-long, ultra-thin wings can make jet travel quieter, smoother and significantly cheaper to operate. Instead of the familiar stubby wings of today’s ...

The US Department of War's latest annual assessment of Chinese military capabilities reveals significant progress in airpower ...