The Boeing 787’s Unique Design That Reduces Turbulence Sensitivity

Turbulence is a common, and often harmless, part of air travel. It is caused by irregular airflow in the atmosphere and ...
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Warp drive isn’t sci-fi now: here’s the math that changes everything

Warp drive has quietly shifted from pure fantasy to a live topic in serious physics, with new models showing how spacetime itself could be shaped without breaking Einstein’s rules. The latest designs ...
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Boeing 787, Vietnam's largest aircraft, touches down at Long Thanh Airport for first technical test flight

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the largest wide-body aircraft currently operated by Vietnam Airlines, touched down at Long Thanh International Airport on Dec. 15, marking a key technical milestone as ...
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Boeing Takes a Half-Plane Into NASA Wind Tunnel to Test Longer and Thinner Wing Design

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 ...
Aviation Week

NASA, Boeing Complete Thin-Wing Tunnel Tests

Credit: NASA/Mark Knopp NASA and Boeing have concluded wind-tunnel trials to test active control of a high-aspect-ratio wing to achieve fuel savings while controlling the thin, flexible wing’s ...
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Video: Engineering the turbulence out of long, thin jet wings

Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...
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Big Planes Are Back, But They’re Not Your Father’s Widebody Jets

A Boeing 777-9 prepares to land at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 on November 17, 2025. Emirates ordered 65 Boeing 777X planes in a deal worth $38 billion, delivering a ...
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A US startup building a radical 'flying wing' plane to take on Airbus and Boeing revealed its first airline customer

Startup Natilus is building a "blended-wing body" aircraft that fits the cabin into one giant wing. Natilus' first announced airline customer is the Indian carrier SpiceJet. The up to 240-passenger ...
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Boeing secures $2bn contract to continue work on B-52 re-engining

US airframer Boeing has been awarded a contract worth more than $2 billion to modernise the company’s iconic B-52H heavy-bomber with new turbofan engines. The US Air Force (USAF) approved the funding ...
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South Korea’s Hanwha Systems to supply large-area cockpit displays for F-15K and F-15EX fighters

Boeing has tapped South Korea’s Hanwha Systems to provide the Eagle Large Area Display (ELAD) for South Korea’s F-15K and the US Air Force’s F-15EX Eagle II. Hanwha hails the supply contract as its ...
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Boeing 737 MAX 10 Certification Makes Progress, but the Finish Line Is Still Unclear

Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification moves into the next phase of FAA testing, but key technical hurdles and timeline uncertainty ...