We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the ...

Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying on rigid flaps and heavy hydraulics. The key is a family of “metals with ...

There are a number of startups in the business of making vertical take-off and landing aircraft that have stolen the spotlight over the past few years. The one called Horizon Aircraft is not of them, ...

The field of aviation is constantly evolving, and one of the most interesting recent ...

We are taught from a very young age that aircraft generally hide fuel tanks inside their wings. That remains true, for the most part, but now that a new breed of aircraft called vertical take-off and ...

There's no denying just how critical aircraft wings are. For one, they provide storage for an aircraft's fuel that keeps it a safe distance from the cabin containing passengers and crew. This saved 80 ...

Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...

These aircraft dwarf many modern airliners.