Using innovative wind-tunnel testing, they found that if the modified wings were precisely curved at the tip and properly aligned with the airflow, they improved aircraft performance —nowadays by up to 10 …

Their secret? An aerodynamic wing that is unlike any manufactured by the aircraft industry! Consider: The microthin wing of the dragonfly is corrugated, with pleats that prevent it from bending. Scientists …

These cleverly engineered wings enable the small aircraft to hover and dive between tall buildings. Some military personnel are keen to develop such a highly maneuverable craft for use in searching …

Aircraft with more than 30 passenger seats are generally designed and certified under stricter regulations than are smaller craft. Also, in the unlikely event of a serious accident, larger aircraft …

Aircraft engineers, for example, use panels patterned after the honeycomb to build planes that are stronger and lighter and thus use less fuel. What do you think? Did the superior structure of the …

“It’s like putting a newborn baby in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft and it knowing what to do.” Researchers filmed the flies’ aerobatics and found that they flap their wings 200 times per second.

Inspired by the woodpecker’s head, researchers have developed a casing that can withstand a g-force of up to 60,000. Their success may lead to, among other things, better protection for aircraft flight …

A common fly performs aerobatic feats that the most advanced of man’s aircraft cannot duplicate. Migrating birds navigate by the stars, by the orientation of the earth’s magnetic field, or by some form …

They perform aerial maneuvers that are the envy of aircraft designers. Some species navigate thousands of miles of featureless ocean and arrive unerringly at their destination.

THE BUMBLEBEE’S FLIGHT CONTROL, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: What challenges do humans have when flying small aircraft? How does the bumblebee maintain flight …