A powerful slotted flap may double a wing’s lifting ability. If that added lift—equal to the weight of the airplane—were confined to the flap alone, the pitching moment that resulted would ...

But this wasn’t just any model aircraft. Across the top of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin, flexible plastic flaps, hinged with tape. Guided by a mini ...

Prosecutors say the pilot may have deactivated the plane's wing flaps and have called for him to be questioned. Initially, ...

The wing of a Delta plane struck the runway as it was landing at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday evening, according to the ...

Virginia-based aviation company Electra says it managed to get some 2,200 orders for its short-, low-speed take off aircraft, ...

The electrically propelled Electra eSTOL aircraft needs just 100 feet to take off ... and already has $9 billion in orders!

Electra has secured 2,200 pre-orders worth nearly $9 billion for its new EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft variant. Due to its ...