Newswise — Morphing aircraft can adaptively adjust their aerodynamic layout to meet the requirements of different flight conditions, thereby improving aerodynamic efficiency and reducing energy ...

How is it that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's wings can bend so far, they seem to be made of rubber? The secret is in the ...

The Big Challenge: Flying Far, Fast—and Full To fly fast, far, and as cheaply as possible while packing in the maximum number of passengers: that’s the economic magic airlines have been chasing for ...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company’s Advanced Development Programs sector is proposing a morphing wing design that can be locked into either an expanded or contracted position. Key to enabling this ...

GKN Aerospace has won a contract from Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division, a subsidiary of Triumph Group, Inc., covering the design, build and supply of composite winglets and ailerons ...

Modern passenger planes are pretty impressive machines. They carry hundreds of people for thousands of miles, pack in luxury trimmings like showers and can even hit supersonic speeds in the right ...

The Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe (BLADE) project is part of the Clean Sky Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft (SWFA) programme, an extensive, 50% European Union-funded, multi-partner ...

Skoltech researchers have created a digital twin of a polymer composite material with a 2D sensor and successfully used it for structural integrity testing. The new technology can be used to ...

At the root of the wingtip extension, a semi-aeroelastic hinge is triggered in cases of strong turbulence. Credit: Airbus/Fixion/Dreamstime/MMS One of the principles ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11772780B2) describes an innovative airfoil structure for aircraft. The airfoil structure includes a load-carrying member that extends spanwise and ...