This view of an X-15 rocket-powered research airplane from the cockpit of its B-52 carrier aircraft is a perfect way to illustrate the juxtaposition of power and wing loading. The NASA B-52B ...

Before Censys Technologies flies a Sentaero aircraft, it performs engineering work on the ground to ensure that the platform will perform every time. Recently, John Tillo and Dr. J. Gordon Leishman ...

The full-sized wing developed and built for AeroVironment's unmanned, high-altitude Global Observer has successfully completed wing load testing, the company says. The tests demonstrate the integrity ...

Bombardier Aerospace (Belfast, Ireland) reported on July 19 at the Farnborough International Airshow that it has completed the ultimate load test on the CSeries aircraft composite demonstrator wing, ...

Wing form in birds reflects a balance between aerodynamic efficiency in sustained flight and manoeuvrability during foraging or predator avoidance. Migratory species often exhibit elongate, pointed ...