The A350 is regarded as a thing of beauty by many aviation enthusiasts for a number of reasons, but the integrated, curved, and tall wingtips are a key reason. Rather than sticking out from the wing's ...

In one of the most famous "Twilight Zone" stories, an airline passenger looks out the window of a commercial plane and is horrified to see a monstrous gremlin on the wing. If you were to do the same ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Actually, it’s a bit of both. Wingsuits fly for the same reason jets take off and eagles soar. The suits turn the human body into an “airfoil” – a curved wing that ...

We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the wings on HopFlyt's Cyclone. The curved wings have their root in a design ...

Researchers have designed flexible, bat-like wings that boost lift and improve flight performance. This innovation could lead to more efficient drones or energy-harvesting technologies. In 1934, ...

Aeroplanes rely on four different scientific forces to fly - thrust, drag, weight and lift - all of which act against each other. When they are all balanced, a plane will fly in a nice, straight line.