There are other ways to increase an airplane’s drag that have fewer side effects than trailing edge flaps do, and so the major reason for flaps is lift, not drag. Just how they produce that ...

But this wasn’t just any model aircraft. Across the top of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin, flexible plastic flaps, hinged with tape. Guided by a mini ...

Electra has secured 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion for its new EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft variant. Due to its ...

Some, though not all, aircraft utilize a POH-specified flap setting. A common procedure is for the pilot to hold the brakes while advancing the throttle to (usually) full power. Once desired power ...

Still looking to learn from winged animals, a team of researchers from Princeton University is exploring how feather-like ...