Peek out the window on an A350 flight and you’ll see wings that bend, flex, and adapt in order to make long-haul flying ...

This is an amazing flying wing project, using classic balsa wood construction and covering. You can learn more in the ...

In the 1940s, the flying wing seemed destined to transform aviation with its sleek design and efficiency. But despite promising early tests, Jack Northrop’s prototypes faced engineering challenges and ...

The flying wing design is niche and rare today, but the concept has been the focus of study for 100 years. The flying wing design is intuitive but relatively rare. As the name implies, a flying wing ...

The aircraft is similar to another concept model revealed during the 2018 Singapore Air Show, called the Star Shadow, which was developed with an unspecified Chinese institution. A new flying wing ...

The Rotor Blown Wing is a hybrid-electric, fully autonomous flying wing aircraft. Credit: Sikorsky NASHVILLE—Sikorsky plans to fly a Group 3 design of its Rotor Blown Wing next month as the company ...

Global market forecasts predict a demand for over 43,000 new commercial aircraft in the next two decades, with Boeing and Airbus projected to fall short by more than 17,000 planes. Blended-wing body ...

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage. The wing of a fighter ...

The Boeing 777X is different from other planes because its wingtips fold, helping a massive wingspan fit into regular airport gates.