Researchers at the Engineering School at Princeton University have taken inspiration from birds to improve flight performance and safety in aircraft. The researchers deployed rows of flaps to the wing ...

When creating lift, longer, thinner wings can reduce drag, making them efficient. However, they can become very flexible in ...

The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster than any bird, yet no manufactured device matches the graceful movements and ...

The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today's, with longer, thinner wings that provide a ...

Wing flaps are movable surfaces located on the trailing edge of the wings and are typically deployed during specific phases ...

In one of the most famous "Twilight Zone" stories, an airline passenger looks out the window of a commercial plane and is horrified to see a monstrous gremlin on the wing. If you were to do the same ...