Wings are a vital part of the aerodynamic performance of aircraft. Their design has changed over the years and could change significantly in the future if truce-braced wings or blended wing bodies ...

Airplanes are one of the best examples of thoughtful engineering. Most of the things you find on an aircraft have a special purpose behind them, and there will rarely be a feature that has been added ...

More than a century of aviation has given us humans certain preconceptions when it comes to the machines that fly in our sky. Just take the shape of an aircraft into consideration. The simple mention ...

"Blended wing" aircraft could be the future of commercial aviation. Airbus and the startups JetZero and Natilus are leading development of these efficient flying wings. The jets would burn ...

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage. The wing of a fighter ...

Delta Air Lines has agreed to support start-up JetZero’s development of a blended-wing-body commercial aircraft by providing operational and cabin-design input. In revealing the partnership on 5 March ...