Joby Aviation, Inc., which is developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, and GKN Aerospace have today agreed a multi-year agreement for the supply of thermoplastic flight ...

DARPA's CRANE program aims to revolutionize aircraft design by eliminating traditional external control surfaces (flaps, rudders, etc.) on future aircraft. Aurora Flight Sciences is building the X-65 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Boeing subsidiary is designing an aircraft for the US military that can fly without traditional mechanical control surfaces, as part of an attempt to increase aerodynamic performance. Boeing ...