Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky has successfully flown its "rotor blown wing" drone in both helicopter and fixed-wing flight modes ...
STRATFORD, Connecticut–Sikorsky has successfully completed its first series of flight tests with its Rotor Blown Wing (RBW) ...
The world of experimental self-built aircraft ... and the light wing-loading means that they can land at a mellow 55 miles per hour (88 kph). And did we mention the wings fold up so you can ...
Twelve people were rushed to hospitals after an American Airlines plane caught fire at Denver International Airport. The flight from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas Fort Worth, diverted to ...
The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam ...
But this wasn’t just any model aircraft ... of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin, flexible plastic flaps, hinged with tape. Guided by a mini flight computer ...
When Delta Flight 4819 from ... that ripped off a wing and rolled the plane upside down, panicked onlookers feared the worst. But Michael McCormick saw decades of aircraft safety improvements ...
What flight crews don't tell you is what ... The structural elements of an aircraft are designed so that the wings and the tail will break off and away if the plane tips over, McCormick said.