There's no denying just how critical aircraft wings are. For one, they provide storage for an aircraft's fuel that keeps it a safe distance from the cabin containing passengers and crew. This saved 80 ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You may one day board a plane where the wings will look very different. Future airplanes are ditching traditional wing design for something sleeker—long, thin wings braced with ...
In the Clean Aviation project, Fraunhofer researchers teamed up with partners to develop a system that causes icy spots on ...
It could be said that the invention of the airplane is the ultimate triumph of mankind's ingenuity over the forces of nature. Despite our own lack of wings, we took to the skies and made it one of our ...
Speed brakes are high-drag devices designed to help aircraft descend faster without gaining excess speed. They're especially useful when a pilot needs to increase the descent rate without shocking the ...
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New tech uses vibrations to deice aircraft wings and cut power consumption by 80%
Researchers in Germany have developed a vibration system that removes ice from aircraft wings while cutting energy use by up ...
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