NASA successfully conducted the first flight of a new wing design that could pave the way for more fuel-efficient commercial aircraft. Published on NASA’s official website, the article “NASA Completes ...

Airbus says the drag-reducing effects of the experimental wings on its laminar-flow demonstrator aircraft are proving better than previously thought, making application of the technology on a ...

If one looks at many practical fluid flows, either around bodies (flow of air over an airplane wing) or through conduits, (flow through pipes), the problem of turbulence presents itself in almost ...

In the quest for greater efficiency of large transport aircraft, efforts to reduce wing drag through conventional aerodynamic tweaks have largely been exhausted, in the view of Airbus senior ...

Taking a cue from birds and insects, researchers have come up with a new wing design for small drones that helps them fly more efficiently and makes them more robust to atmospheric turbulence.

The development of future aircraft requires new modelling methods and the consideration of effects that have played a subordinate role in previous conventional configurations. These include, for ...

PROVIDENCE R.I. [Brown University] -- Researchers from Brown University have designed a new type of wing that could make small fixed-wing drones far more stable and efficient. The new wing replaces ...