There's no denying just how critical aircraft wings are. For one, they provide storage for an aircraft's fuel that keeps it a safe distance from the cabin containing passengers and crew. This saved 80 ...

We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the ...

Airplanes are one of the best examples of thoughtful engineering. Most of the things you find on an aircraft have a special purpose behind them, and there will rarely be a feature that has been added ...

Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying on rigid flaps and heavy hydraulics. The key is a family of “metals with ...

A flap from a Delta Airlines plane plummeted from the sky and onto a driveway in North Carolina early Wednesday. A flap from a Delta Airlines plane fell off mid-flight and landed onto a driveway in ...

Earlier this week, a flap came loose on a Delta Air Lines operated Boeing 737 mid-flight. Fortunately, the plane landed safely and no one was injured. Parts falling off of a passenger jet's wing ...