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

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

Longer, thinner wings are on the horizon as NASA and Boeing continue to research what the future of aviation could look like ...

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

The Integrated Adaptive Wing Technology Maturation wind-tunnel model installed in the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel at NASA ...

NASA has successfully tested its X-66 aircraft in a wind tunnel, hoping it can reduce fuel consumption by at least 30%.

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

The triangle-shaped "blended-wing body" plane ditches the traditional tube-and-wing design for one giant, sweeping wing with ...

A blended-wing body aircraft is essentially one giant wing with the cabin built inside. Two California companies are racing ...

Explore the fascinating story of the oblique wing, an innovative design championed by NASA’s Robert Jones that could ...

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

These are an ongoing series of extraordinary aircraft existing at the extreme cutting edge of technology. The “X-planes” are ...