Northrop X-21A tested laminar flow control to reduce drag and improve efficiency, proving the concept but canceled due to ...

While all eyes have been on the astounding Artemis II mission that sent humans back to the moon, NASA has been working on ...

In the quest for greater efficiency of large transport aircraft, efforts to reduce wing drag through conventional aerodynamic tweaks have largely been exhausted, in the view of Airbus senior ...

Airbus says the drag-reducing effects of the experimental wings on its laminar-flow demonstrator aircraft are proving better than previously thought, making application of the technology on a ...

Airbus' A340 laminar-flow “BLADE” test demonstrator aircraft (A340-300) has made its successful maiden flight for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky “Blade” project. The aircraft, dubbed “Flight Lab”, took ...

It’s been almost a month since American space agency NASA announced a major development in the field of laminar flow flight, and we’re already seeing the first results of the research being conducted ...

NASA has begun a new phase of flight testing with the experimental laminar-flow wing concept known as the CATNLF (Compact Advanced Technology Nonplanar Laminar Flow). The technology has been installed ...

NASA has completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft. The flight took place on 29 ...

WASHINGTON—Major components for Europe’s laminar-flow flight demonstrator have been shipped to Airbus for installation on a modified A340-300, which is scheduled to begin flight tests in 2017. The ...

The aim is to make aviation in Europe climate-neutral by 2050. An important part of this is reducing the drag of future aircraft, with the wings playing a major role. The wings not only generate the ...

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - NASA announced that the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft, has been ...

Airbus’ A340 laminar-flow Blade test demonstrator aircraft has made its successful maiden flight for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky Blade project. The aircraft, dubbed Flight Lab, took off from the Tarbes ...