Air Force F-16C fighter jets with the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operate in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on May 29, 2025. As fighting between Israel and Iran carries on for ...

When creating lift, longer, thinner wings can reduce drag, making them efficient. However, they can become very flexible in ...

The Boeing 777X is set to revolutionize long-haul air travel when it eventually enters commercial service in 2027. The US ...

Alternative fuels, hybrid propulsion systems, and all-electric propulsion are seen as the main pathways to achieve net zero flying operations. However, there could be another way that's based almost ...

Transporting 9,000 gallons of jet fuel sounds like a situation that should come with a “No Smoking” sign. Yet the military does it routinely with JP-8, a kerosene-based fuel used in aircraft and ...

Greensboro, North Carolina, becomes the center of attention as aerospace startup JetZero and state officials confirm that this is where one of the most revolutionary new-generation aircraft will be ...

Early aviation featured both monoplanes, which offered aerodynamic advantages with thick cantilever wings (pioneered by Junkers), and biplanes. Biplanes became dominant due to practical benefits such ...

While Airbus expects its next narrowbody jet will have a traditional tube-and-wing configuration, it has not abandoned the idea of an eventual blended-wing-body (BWB) design for a larger jet. That is ...

Designed to combine helicopter-like flexibility with airplane-level speed and range, the tiltrotor aircraft aims to reshape ...