When comparing modern widebody aircraft, debates often focus on fuel efficiency, passenger comfort, or airline preference. However, a surprisingly simpler question is often not looked into in much ...

That's because the ideal aircraft fuselage should be a seamless cylinder. Putting in windows violates the structural integrity of the hull, producing weak spots where stresses can concentrate. They ...

As part of the EU-funded Clean Sky 2/Clean Aviation project “Large Passenger Aircraft” (“LPA”), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Stade, Germany, together with international project partners, has joined ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced that it has completed ...

A research team at Drexel University's College of Engineering, led by Professors Ahmad R. Najafi, Jonathan Awerbuch, and Tein-Min Tan of mechanical engineering and mechanics, has developed a new way ...