NASA engineers deliberately broke a wing — and they were pleased with the result.

The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today's, with longer, thinner wings that provide a smoother ride while saving fuel. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

To test the concept, the DLR fitted an uncrewed experimental aircraft, PROTEUS, with both conventional and morphing wing sets. The successful trials primarily demonstrated basic airworthiness and ...

Over the past ten years or so, American space agency NASA has become a major player in the aviation industry, getting itself involved in all sorts of projects meant to inform the design of the ...

DARPA's X-65, that replaces conventional aircraft flight controls with puffs of air, is coming together at Boeing subsidiary Aurora’s Bridgeport, West Virginia facility. The fuselage is taking shape ...