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

A test flight of the SOLAR Plane V4 flying wing, highlighting solar-powered aviation design and efficient long-endurance ...

Lockheed Martin says the wings of its popular C-130J tactical transport have a significantly longer lifespan than previously believed. Using funds from the US and Canadian air forces, Lockheed ...

Credit: NASA/Christopher LC Clark NASA is poised to begin flight tests of a representative stub wing section that is aimed at dramatically enhancing the drag-reducing benefits of natural laminar flow ...

Embraer is working to complete the fuselage and empennage of a remotely piloted technology demonstration platform following successful initial fatigue tests of the aircraft’s composite wing. The wing ...

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 ...