There's a new contender for the US Navy's F/A-XX Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and it looks like something out of Batman's hangar thanks ...

This figure shows the comparison of the spatial distributions of the time-averaged flow field before and after drooping the leading edge in the form of u-velocity sections. With the drooping leading ...

The F-14, F-111, Tornado, and Su-17 all used variable sweep wings—an innovation once seen as the future of air combat. So why did this design disappear almost overnight? In this video, we explore the ...

A variable camber airfoil is an airfoil that changes camber to maximize its performance under radically different flight conditions. Little attention has been paid to the history of flow evolvement ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is highly regarded because of its remarkable maneuverability, combat radius, and multi-role capabilities. With its cutting-edge technological features, air-to-air engagement ...

Long before inventing SpaceShipOne and Voyager—the first aircraft to circle the world nonstop and unrefueled—Burt Rutan revolutionized the practice of homebuilding airplanes with a 700-pound, ...

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Thankfully, aviation buffs have plenty of genuinely beautiful aircraft to admire. Consider the Supermarine Spitfire of WW2, which inspired Pilot Officer ...

Reflection was essential to the advanced Java toolkit for years. Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options. Here's how to use MethodHandle and VarHandle to gain programmatic access to methods ...

Aug. 14, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of the Panavia Tornado’s first flight, the largest European aeronautical cooperation program with over 950 aircraft built. The Panavia Tornado, the European ...