The amount of testing required for a brand new aircraft type is tremendous, and that's a good thing. Take a look at the Boeing 787, for example. It's the first commercial aircraft built primarily from ...

The team conducted the test on the Sentaero platform to understand the aircraft's structural limits and to collect ...

Boeing has decided to use a leased 747-400 to prepare the ground for the forthcoming 747-8 stretch in a similar way that it is using a 777 for concept validation and risk-reduction on the 787. The ...

Aerodynamic scaling rules that explain how flight varies according to weight and wing loading have been used to compare general speeds of a wide range of flyers, from the smallest insects to the ...