American space agency NASA and aircraft maker Boeing have been researching longer and thinner wing designs, they are now ...

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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 ...

Engineers in the United States are betting that ultra-long, ultra-thin wings can make jet travel quieter, smoother and ...

These wings could be a game-changer for aircraft, with experts from NASA and Boeing now exploring the development and ...

In 2025, NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, advanced work across aeronautics, Earth science, ...

NASA and Boeing have concluded wind-tunnel trials to test active control of a high-aspect-ratio wing to achieve fuel savings ...

Long, narrow wings are intended to reduce fuel consumption and increase comfort in aircraft. However, wing flutter must be ...

When creating lift, longer, thinner wings can reduce drag, making them efficient. However, they can become very flexible in ...

Even with all the money in the world, you might struggle to purchase jets capable of quickness above Mach 0.9. However, some ...

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 15.

The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today's, with longer, thinner wings that provide a ...