Fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are huge priorities in the aviation industry – passenger airliners chew through amazing quantities of fuel. Take the Boeing 747, which guzzles somewhere ...

Scientists in Europe researching aerodynamic forces have opened up some interesting new avenues of study inspired by fish scales. This new understanding of the flow patterns over the surface of the ...

China claims to have developed a powerful aerospace simulation tool that could reshape how advanced military aircraft are ...

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2017) - Aviation Week Magazine has recognized Bombardier's C Series aircraft with its 2017 Civil Aviation Laureate Award. "Bombardier's C Series is the first ...

Aerodynamic modelling and flight testing remain at the forefront of aircraft design and verification, providing the essential linkage between computational simulations and real-world performance.

This is the latest edition - fully revised and updated - of the standard textbook on aerodynamic theory, as applied to model flight. Everything is explained in a concise and practical form for those ...

If you have ever watched a bird land on a tree branch, you may have noticed that it rapidly pitches its wings upward at a high angle to execute a smooth landing. However, for some birds, they land by ...

Aerodynamics Academy in Malaga, Spain, is expanding its fleet by acquiring 15 new Tecnam P2008JC MkII aircraft. This acquisition supports Aerodynamics Academy's growth as one of Europe's ...

The researchers optimised a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system traditionally used to improve the aerodynamics of aircraft wings to make it capable of accurately measuring the effects of medical ...