History has shown that wars are capable of evolving faster than aircraft design cycles. Platforms optimized for nuclear ...

Turbulence is a common, and often harmless, part of air travel. It is caused by irregular airflow in the atmosphere and occurs when air masses moving at different speeds or directions interact, ...

The go-to aircraft when it comes to ridiculing Second World War German aircraft design, the Bv 141 was an extremely efficient ...

The Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept represents a transformative shift in aircraft design, merging the wing and fuselage into a single, continuous lifting surface. This integration offers substantial ...

Discover how the C-17 Globemaster’s unique cabin design enables tanks, flying hospitals, polar missions, missile tests, and ...

Despite the rapid advancements in other technological sectors, commercial aircraft have remained fundamentally unchanged for decades. While electric vehicles are revolutionizing ground transportation, ...

The V-280 Valor performs a flight demonstration in Arlington, Texas, Oct. 28, 2020. (Luke J. Allen/U.S. Army) The service has had “unprecedented access to the design [in] real time” of FLRAA through ...

UK startup PhysicsX, founded by former Formula 1 engineering whizz Robin “Dr. Rob” Tuluie, has unveiled an AI tool that could fast-track the time it takes to design a new aircraft from months to just ...

Aurora Flight Sciences' uncrewed, blended-wing design for an experimental vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft will move into the next design phase after a DARPA contract award. More companies could ...

Horizon Aircraft's Cavorite X7 eVTOL successfully completes stable wing transition, pioneering a novel fan-in-wing design for hybrid aircraft. Horizon Aircraft has announced a significant milestone ...

Cirrus® (Cirrus Aircraft Ltd.) today announced its 2026 SR Series G7+ aircraft for the SR20, SR22 and SR22T. The 2026 SR ...