Blended wing aircraft could slash carbon emissions. This rendering shows a design by California-based JetZero, which aims to have a plane in service by 2030. (Jet Zero) The basic design of commercial ...
Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying ...
The B-21 bomber pairs cutting edge tech with a throwback aircraft design. It is based on a visionary aircraft design that dates back to World War II. That aircraft, the YB-49, minimized drag but ...
Ace Combat in real life? This folding VTOL foam aircraft gives you a first-person view from inside a tiny toy fighter jet ...
By studying how grasshoppers glide and fold their wings, researchers are finding new ways to extend flight time for ...
The American military has always been at the center of technological innovation, and its role in this tends to increase in importance whenever a major conflict takes place in this world. Even if not ...
Another difference is that the flying wing design is more streamlined, with the electric engines inside the fuselage instead of on four pods mounted atop the aft section. The purpose of the new ...