The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says it's time for some airplanes to drop elevators, flaps and rudders for flight control. DARPA's new X-plane concept will remove these ...

The go-to aircraft when it comes to ridiculing Second World War German aircraft design, the Bv 141 was an extremely efficient ...

A video for the 80th anniversary of the Skunk Works shows, through renderings and sketches, the past, the present and the future of the secretive division of Lockheed Martin. To celebrate 80 years of ...

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The DH 98 Mosquito (aka "Mossie") was one of the most adaptable aircraft used during World War II, with at least forty-two uniquely different versions built and operated by the British and her Allies.

China appears to have built a new prototype of a mostly ignored military aircraft; a Wing-in-Ground Effect (WIG) plane. Also commonly known by the Russian word ekranoplan, it's a type of aircraft ...

A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building a subscale prototype as early as this year. The company is also in the ...

The Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept represents a transformative shift in aircraft design, merging the wing and fuselage into a single, continuous lifting surface. This integration offers substantial ...

There’s hope in the air. Literally. In 2025 some airlines are redesigning plane interiors or ordering new aircraft to bring more comfort to flying. They’re promising more leg room and some are even ...

Cirrus Aircraft recently launched a tool that lets anyone design a Vision Jet or an SR Series plane. It’s called the Configurator, and it can be accessed for free on their website. “What’s really ...

A Delta CRJ-900 jet flipped upside down upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, prompting an investigation. An aviation expert says the plane’s frangible wings, designed to break off on ...