Aircraft wings have changed drastically throughout the years, with efficiency now a key factor in designs.

Ed Schmued designed the North American P-51 Mustang fighter that helped the Allies win World War II. A decade later in 1952, now working for Northrop, Schmued outlined a simple, single-engine jet ...

Supersonic aircraft design has re-emerged as a focal point in aerospace research, driven by the need to develop transport solutions that are both economically viable and environmentally acceptable.

Stealth tends to get the glamour, but carrier aviation still rewards an older virtue: arriving over the deck under control. That tradeoff sits at the center of Boeing’s latest concept for the Navy’s F ...

Not all aircraft leave the drawing board, and even those that reach the prototype stage are not necessarily destined for ...