Aircraft wing designers have drawn their inspiration from birds since the dawn of aviation. But engineers are still finding ways of improving design based on examples found in the ornithological world ...

In autumn 2024 and May 2025, the Institute of Aeroelasticity had the opportunities to conduct a ground vibration test on two flying wing gliders. As similar as the aircraft are in terms of their ...

Testing revealed the B-58’s pitch sensitivity at high Mach, where small control inputs could induce oscillations due to the delta wing planform. Maintaining stability required precise trim management ...

Key Takeaways - The X-44 MANTA never left the drawing board, but its ideas still loom over future air-dominance planning. -Conceived as a tailless evolution of the F-22, the MANTA wrapped proven ...