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MIT engineers design simulation tool to predict lightning strikes on modern aircraft
R esearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a new physics-based tool that can predict how ...
The Airspace cabin is one of Airbus’ signature design features, found across many of its newer aircraft, including the ...
(CNN) — What caught your eye the last time you looked out of your airplane window? It might have been the winglet, a now ubiquitous appendage at the end of each wing, often used by airlines to display ...
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The Stipa-Caproni: Italy’s Strangest Aircraft Design
Italy once built a plane that looked more like a trash can than a fighter jet. But the Stipa-Caproni wasn’t just weird - it ...
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Fast, accurate drag predictions could help improve aircraft design
Researchers at the University of Surrey have proposed a computational approach that can provide aerodynamic drag data more ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 21, 2010 -- Airplanes do not look much like birds -- unless you were to imagine a really weird bird or a very strange plane -- but should they? This question is exactly what ...
A 2015 CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS with numerous upgrades is available for $199,000. This light sport aircraft (LSA) excels in short takeoff and landing (STOL) operations and backcountry flying. The ...
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More fuel-efficient aircraft could be developed, new method offers accurate drag predictions
Although these remain widely used, they can be less accurate when applied to modern, high-efficiency wing ... body ...
The fuel economy of an aircraft is an assessment of the aircraft's transportation energy efficacy. Enhanced fuel efficiency is achieved through improved aerodynamics, weight reduction, and the ...
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