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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stealth aircraft aren’t invisible. They’re engineered to be nearly undetectable — a far more demanding and fascinating engineering problem. The difference between those two concepts represents decades ...

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 ...

The aircraft maker's Wing of Tomorrow program leverages 3DExperience tools to cut months from the development cycle. The Wing Technology Development Centre’s goal is to develop a menu of technology ...

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 ...

There's no denying just how critical aircraft wings are. For one, they provide storage for an aircraft's fuel that keeps it a safe distance from the cabin containing passengers and crew. This saved 80 ...

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 ...