Fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are huge priorities in the aviation industry – passenger airliners chew through amazing quantities of fuel. Take the Boeing 747, which guzzles somewhere ...

Recent research demonstrated that, although most wing shapes used today create turbulent wake vortices, wing geometrics can be designed to reduce or eliminate wingtip vortices almost entirely. In the ...

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Birds use a thumb-like structure on the wing to create a small vortex which makes their turns and landings smooth, new research shows. This is the first time that researchers have found evidence that ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Our simulations of forces, torques, power expenditure and flow fields show great consistency, with the aerodynamic features being ...

The swirling wing vortex from an agricultural airplane is highlighed during tests at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. NASA Langley Research Center Mark Mallari writes from Manila, the Philippines, with ...

One mystery of birds' flight is solved! The elegance of birds' flight, their seemingly effortless aerial turns and the softness of their landing, have been envied by many people. From countless ...