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 ...

Following a series of secret tests, Airbus has revealed a futuristic “blended wing” commercial aircraft design that promises to cut fuel consumption up to 20%. The French aircraft maker rolled out a ...

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Abstract: This article intends to give a comprehensive model to a brand new micromechanical flapping-wing aircraft inspired by wing–tail interaction. In this aircraft, the flapping-wing induced flow ...

Luminary Cloud has launched Shift-Wing, an AI-powered model and dataset designed to accelerate the conceptual design of advanced aircraft wings, from subsonic all the way up to transonic speeds. The ...

A quick look at all the major industries of our world will paint the picture of a species fighting to undo the harm that's been done to the planet, in the decades since we discovered we could burn ...

Novel wing designs can make aircraft lighter. Wings of this type were tested in Göttingen. Focus: Aeronautics, digitalisation Future aircraft need to be lighter and hence more fuel-efficient. For this ...

Airbus in Filton is to lead a £19.2m project, backed by £9m in government funding, to develop new methods for aircraft wing design. More than 33,000 new aircraft are expected to be required in the ...

Researchers from the University of Michigan have developed 3D morphing wings they believe could help small aircraft safely navigate windy urban streets. The wing design could also help aircraft land ...

Researchers have created what is claimed to be the most advanced model of bat wing flight ever, potentially leading to new developments in aviation. Bat wings bend, twist and deform in response to ...