Airbus unveiled a concept for an aircraft design at the Singapore Airshow 2020 with a model test aircraft named Maveric. The new design features a blended-wing structure that largely merges the ...

UK startup PhysicsX, founded by former Formula 1 engineering whizz Robin “Dr. Rob” Tuluie, has unveiled an AI tool that could fast-track the time it takes to design a new aircraft from months to just ...

The conceptual design stage is a key step in aircraft development, laying the foundation for performance, efficiency and innovation. Traditionally, this process relies heavily on experienced designers ...

A new video shows the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard during its recent first flight. On August 29, 2024, Scaled Composites’ new Model 437 aircraft, named Vanguard and registered as N437VN, ...

An updated model of Bell’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft on display April 26. Credit: Brian Everstine AURORA, Colorado—An updated model of the Bell V-280 displayed at the U.S. Army’s largest ...

Following a series of secret tests, Airbus has revealed a futuristic “blended wing” commercial aircraft design that promises to cut fuel consumption up to 20%. The French aircraft maker rolled out a ...

A Kansas State University engineering design team is again one of the nation's best. The SAE Aero Design Team's model aircraft, the Purple Albatross, placed second overall in the regular class event ...

The Model 437 began as a conceptual design, based on the Model 401, exploring a multi-mission low-cost attritable aircraft. The Model 437 Vanguard is a crewed variant of the original concept powered ...

We’ve often heard the expression “that won’t fly,” but an MIT-based experimental model literally contradicts that statement for one type of flight propulsion. Like a science-fiction story come true, ...