The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam ...

Low-flying ground effect aircraft can deliver zero-emissions coastal ... you get the usual lift effect of a wing in motion – a high-pressure zone under the wing, and a low-pressure zone over ...

The plane itself is also designed to help achieve balance. Most planes will have fuel tanks in both wings, ensuring that the heaviest load is spread evenly. If there is an issue with balance ...

The new model of MA-60 is currently the only fixed-wing plane in China that can suppress fire, and will soon be joined by a larger partner, the AG600M, which is the fire-extinguishing variant of ...

The Airbus Maveric is a remote-controlled blended-wing test aircraft ... for a long-haul aircraft, which they claim would be up to 20% more efficient than a state-of-the-art modern plane such ...

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, dispatchers received reports from witnesses around 11:30 a.m. that a pilot was attempting to land a small, yellow, fixed-wing plane when the crash ...

The technique is the ancient art of Japanese Kintsugi, a powerful metaphor for life where nothing is ever truly broken. Metallic powder is mixed with resin or lacquer to fix pieces together The ...

A simulated clip of a plane crash has been viewed tens of thousands of times in posts falsely claiming it shows a real aircraft operated by Australian carrier Qantas. The footage was originally ...

The fastest remote-controlled airplane ... wing, but it means an entire re-design of the plane. This is where Spencer’s next design will be going. For a great rundown of the state of the art ...

A clip of two fighter jets created using a combat simulation videogame has been shared online as depicting a September 2024 incident in which a Russian jet flew close to a U.S. plane during an ...