Wing flaps are movable surfaces located on the trailing edge of the wings and are typically deployed during specific phases of takeoff and landing. The majority of planes have these, whether jets or ...

What will aircraft wings need to achieve in the future? This is a question being researched by Fraunhofer as part of the European research programme Clean Sky - Green Regional Aircraft. The most ...

Video: In flight tests, a small radio-controlled aircraft with a wingspan of about a meter successfully manoeuvred using its “wingletrons” (Footage courtesy Patrick Bourdin, Bristol University) Planes ...

Aircraft interiors seem to get more and more cramped with each passing year, but in terms of overall plane design, not much has changed recently. However, that may not be the case for much longer, if ...

AVIATION is about to go back to its roots. Nearly 100 years after the Wright brothers’ first heavier-than-air powered flight, the US Air Force is testing an experimental plane that uses “wing warping” ...