Despite claims of Mach 2.54, pilots report that the fastest speeds achieved in practice are Mach 2.25–2.3 in brand-new ...

Thrust vectoring systems for drone-style VTOL aircraft are a dime a dozen at the moment. But all the designs I've seen share one thing in common; computers decide which way their propulsion systems ...

Abstract: The lecture will focus on the introduction of the aircraft constraint diagram, which is an essential part of the initial aircraft sizing. Coming to the class, the student would have their ...

Russian researchers have completed another phase of analysis of the domestically-powered Yakovlev SJ-100, examining its aerodynamic characteristics during take-off and landing. The latest version of ...

If you have ever watched a bird land on a tree branch, you may have noticed that it rapidly pitches its wings upward at a high angle to execute a smooth landing. However, for some birds, they land by ...

How advanced will the wings of the next clean-sheet Airbus and Boeing be? Are truss-braced wings and inflight folding wingtips realistic possibilities for aircraft expected to enter service in the mid ...

Whatever weapons the Air Force finally gets for big wars of the future—manned supersonic bombers, or more potent missiles, or a mix of both—there is little argument about what is needed for the small, ...

Air Chief Marshal stresses timely delivery from aircraft manufacturers to keep the IAF ready, highlighting indigenous technology development at seminar.