Refurbishing an aircraft wing walk is a cost-effective owner maintenance task (per FAR 43 Appendix A) that significantly enhances both safety by preventing slips and the aircraft's overall aesthetics.

Imagine looking out the window of an airborne airplane and seeing the wing rippling and twisting. You'd probably have a mini heart attack. Yet, this is what German engineers have created: prototype ...

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 ...

For decades, the overall shape of a passenger aircraft has remained largely the same, with a central fuselage flanked by a pair of wings that hold the fuel tanks and, most of the time, the engines. It ...

When flying in an aircraft, you may have always noticed that the flaps on the wing are deployed before landing. Have you ever wondered why that happens? The pilot often engages two flaps – one that ...