Airplane designers are getting new ideas from the albatross, long considered a master of efficient flight. Through a method called dynamic soaring, the bird—with a wingspan of up to 12 feet (3.7 ...

The aircraft was inspired by the albatross, a sea bird able to stay in the air for hours in windy weather with little wing exertion. “The concept of hinged wingtips is not new,” Airbus ...

Birds have inspired airplane designs since the dawn of aviation, but nature isn’t done giving up its secrets. Now researchers are taking cues from the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), an ...

The aircraft will also receive a new glass cockpit avionics suite. The G-111T will not have an auxiliary power unit ( APU), but offer an electric starting system. AAI has obtained a 1980s-vintage ...

The Territory government committed $10m to the Albatross project, which was hoped would manufacture up to 15 aircraft a year in Darwin and create up to 300 full-time jobs.

NASA Albatross PAV. Many small unmanned aircraft systems will try to emulate nature to help with increase fuel consumption or mobility. This aircraft is based on the Albatross which in habitats the ...

Applied Aeronautics, a leading U.S manufacturer of affordable long-range drones, today announced its flagship Albatross UAV is now available in an NDAA-compliant variant.Applied Aeronautics has ...