Cirrus Aircraft recently launched a tool that lets anyone design a Vision Jet or an SR Series plane. It’s called the Configurator, and it can be accessed for free on their website. “What’s really ...

His life is such a mystery that even his real name is uncertain, but his legacy to the world of aviation is clear: Robert Oros di Bartini – as the inscription reads on his tombstone – was a genius ...

One would think that 2020 is, perhaps, not a great year to bring up reviving supersonic passenger travel. Thanks to Covid, nobody is flying, and airlines are parking entire fleets of aircraft. Plus, ...

In the early 2000s, Boeing explored building a record-breaking military transport plane. Here's what made it unique, and why ...

Airbus has determined that blended-wing-body designs are more competitive for larger aircraft while traditional tube-and-wing configurations remain optimal for narrowbody jets, CEO Guillaume Faury ...

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The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says it's time for some airplanes to drop elevators, flaps and rudders for flight control. DARPA's new X-plane concept will remove these ...