The aviation industry is under increasing pressure to meet ambitious sustainability goals, including achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Central to this challenge is the optimization of aircraft ...

Fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are huge priorities in the aviation industry – passenger airliners chew through amazing quantities of fuel. Take the Boeing 747, which guzzles somewhere ...

How NASA used the F-104 Starfighter's razor-thin wing to explore supersonic handling, shuttle approaches, and X-15 support.

Scientists in Europe researching aerodynamic forces have opened up some interesting new avenues of study inspired by fish scales. This new understanding of the flow patterns over the surface of the ...

PARIS—The shapes of Dassault Aviation’s new business jet, the Falcon 10X, were designed for high-speed cruise, Philippe Reignier, a company technical sales manager, said on March 10. The Paris-based ...

Abstract: The lecture will focus on the introduction of the aircraft constraint diagram, which is an essential part of the initial aircraft sizing. Coming to the class, the student would have their ...

If you have ever watched a bird land on a tree branch, you may have noticed that it rapidly pitches its wings upward at a high angle to execute a smooth landing. However, for some birds, they land by ...

The clock is ticking for this aviation legend. Airlines have more than one option as a replacement, but which will they pick?