FORT LIBERTY, N.C. — Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division provided essential feedback on the future MEDEVAC cabin design within the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, requirements, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You may one day board a plane where the wings will look very different. Future airplanes are ditching traditional wing design for something sleeker—long, thin wings braced with ...

Two aviation companies in Greensboro, N.C., are developing new aircraft designs that aim to double flight speeds and halve ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a new physics-based tool that can predict how lightning interacts with different airplane designs to help engineers better ...

A recent version of the transonic truss-braced wing concept in a wind tunnel at NASA's Langley Research Center. They carried out testing between September and November, 2019. (Harlen Capen / NASA /) ...

The aviation industry is changing fast. From increasing scrutiny of the carbon footprint numbers to the rise of eVTOL projects, like CityAirbus NextGen and the Lilium Jet, the pace of innovation has ...

Swedish engineer Christian von Koenigsegg, CEO of Koenigsegg, is one of the great polymathic minds of the automotive industry. Most engineers would find production hypercar development and ...

Jonny Clark is an airline brand consultant and founder of the aviation design site TheDesignAir.net. Before you know it, the days of sitting in a standard forward-facing seat—and rubbing elbows with ...

Boeing and NASA are pausing work on the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, which was intended to increase fuel efficiency. (NASA/Tribune News Services) Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new, ...

Modern CAD systems allow engineers to create intricate 3D models of avionics systems with remarkable detail. These designs incorporate real-world simulations, enabling engineers to test performance ...

NASA isn't just considering a futuristic plane on Mars. It's developing the future of your commercial planes, too. The space agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project — intended to slash the ...