While Airbus expects its next narrowbody jet will have a traditional tube-and-wing configuration, it has not abandoned the idea of an eventual blended-wing-body (BWB) design for a larger jet. That is ...

NASA and Boeing are testing longer, thinner wings that can provide a smoother plane ride while saving fuel. It’s claimed that ...

Airplanes don't need their wings to be symmetrical to take to the skies. At first, planes were designed with perpendicular wings to the plane's fuselage because every flying creature in nature ...

Transporting 9,000 gallons of jet fuel sounds like a situation that should come with a “No Smoking” sign. Yet the military does it routinely with JP-8, a kerosene-based fuel used in aircraft and ...

A frequently cited statistic for Boeing's newest clean-sheet aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, is that it is composed of 50% ...

A team of engineers has built and tested a new kind of airplane wing, assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. The wing can change shape to control the plane’s flight, and could provide a ...

The triangle-shaped "blended-wing body" plane ditches the traditional tube-and-wing design for one giant, sweeping wing with the cabin built inside.

The triplane will forever be remembered as an icon of early aviation—thanks in large part to Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the “Red Baron.” Today, more than a century after ...

Natilus and SpiceJet have formed a partnership to help launch blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft in India, with a potential order forming part of the plans.

LAS VEGAS, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- S.A.F.E. Structure Designs, a leading aviation maintenance equipment manufacturer and defense contractor, has been awarded a contract by L3Harris Technologies ...