The Beech 1900D provides safe flight for thousands of business people around the world. Lexington, MA-Willard Crowe knows that safety drives many decisions in the aerospace business. He is a senior ...

Discover the science that allows large aircraft to fly at surprisingly low speeds using advanced flap systems. This ...

Explore the aerodynamics behind blown flaps and how this technology improves lift and control during flight. Learn why ...

Flaps are high-lift devices that increase both lift and induced drag, contrary to the misconception that they don't increase lift. A small amount of flaps is used in soft-field takeoffs to lower the ...

Wing flaps are movable surfaces located on the trailing edge of the wings and are typically deployed during specific phases of takeoff and landing. The majority of planes have these, whether jets or ...

NASA’s green aviation project is one step closer to developing technology that could make future airliners quieter and more fuel-efficient with the successful flight test of a wing surface that can ...

On a warm summer morning at Princeton University, aerospace engineer Aimy Wissa was at the university helipad, preparing to fly a remote-controlled plane. But this wasn’t just any model aircraft.

BAE Systems has made a bit of aviation history by maneuvering the first aircraft in flight using supersonically blown air instead of ailerons or other control surfaces. Taking to the skies over ...

China's Xian Aircraft has delivered its first set of composite inboard wing flaps for the Boeing 747-8 programme. XAC, a subsidiary of AVIC, will become the sole supplier of the aircraft's inboard ...