A team of engineers developed a new kind of wing composed of hundreds of individual pieces that could be lighter and more energy-efficient. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

In addition, lift, induced drag and aircraft control can all be influenced in a targeted manner – a major advantage for aerodynamics and flight mechanics," Radestock elaborates. DLR engineers ...

MIT and NASA researchers have developed a morphing airplane wing that goes back to the future: The entire wing bends and twists, much as the Wright brothers' Flyer 1 did more than a century ago.

Abstract: The return of commercial supersonic flight requires innovative solutions to be developed that meet noise and efficiency requirements for overland flight. To study such a possibility NASA is ...