Birds have been found to fly in a V formation to synchronize their wingbeats and optimize the aerodynamic lift they can get from upwash, the upward flow of air at the front edge of a wing. Using ...

Not all superheroes wear capes, but many do, and it’s a long-established fact that these capes are crucial when it comes to flying around town to fight crime and brood and whatnot. And yet the people ...

Automobiles and airplanes are brothers in that they were born into the same family—transportation— and they are both primarily dependent on the internal combustion engine for mobility. Shortly after ...

Hypersonic vehicles, which flight at Mach numbers lager than five (flight velocity more than 6000 km/h), will serve as a more convenient and efficient transport tool than present subsonic airplanes ...

High-lift aerodynamic prediction plays a crucial role in optimizing aircraft performance during takeoff and landing. Yet, capturing the intricacies of boundary layer separation, wake formation, and ...

The “science word of the day” is aerodynamics, and the Science Siblings used paper airplanes to explain it. Paige and Adam Jacobson recruited their friend Lincoln to demonstrate. First, they explained ...