The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam ...

Close-ups of the air/oil pull-shocks utilized in the ‘Wings with Springs’ airplane wing suspension system. [Courtesy: Wings with Springs] This one is downright insane. In the 1950s ...

Tires are a critical component of your aircraft. Knowing the exact specifications is vital to flying-approved and safe ...

A cross-section of the aircraft wing fixing, in which we’ve highlighted the role of the pickle forks. (Boeing) The pickle fork is an assembly so named because of its resemblance to the kitchen ...

either in its entirety or with only a handful of colored decals like the Union Jack painted on the rear of the British Royal ...

Even the makers of the Guardian Cap admit it looks silly. But for a sport facing an existential brain-injury crisis, once ...

Airplanes stay in the sky by leveraging the flow of air and their uniquely designed wings, which create lift. Similar to birds, airplane wings are crafted to make air travel faster over the top ...

Aurora Flight Sciences has released a new video of its revolutionary wing-in-ground-effect Liberty Lifter concept aircraft that it's developing for DARPA. The aircraft uses ground effect to lift ...

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“An MV-22B Osprey assigned to a visiting detachment from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing experienced an engine fire while conducting standard operations at Fairchild Air Force Base,” according to a ...