One doesn't have to be an aviator to understand how an aircraft works. In simplistic terms, engines push it through the air, the wings provide lift, and various control surfaces like stabilizers, ...

This year the world will be celebrating 120 years since the historic first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright, an event which marked the start of humanity’s expansion into the skies (and later into ...

Why? The agency hopes to eliminate the weight and mechanical complexity involved in moving control surfaces. It wants to reduce drag for greater efficiency, it wants to run thicker wings for ...