Flight engineers give NASA's Dragonfly lift

In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn's moon Titan, NASA's Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented ...
FlightGlobal

Horizon tweaks Cavorite X7 design with new lift-fan arrangement

Canadian start-up Horizon Aircraft has tweaked the design of its Cavorite X7 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform to ...
The University of Texas at Arlington

NASA invests in UTA materials research for safer flight

To help meet that challenge, The University of Texas at Arlington has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from NASA’s MUREP ...
Aviation Week Network

NASA Set For Next-Gen Airliner Wing Laminar Flow Flight Tests

The upcoming test campaign at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is the culmination of the program that included ...
AeroTime

How NASA’s F-15 research aircraft could help cut airline ticket prices

An F-15 is helping NASA to gather valuable insights into how future commercial jets could save fuel and reduce the price ...

NASA Tests New Wing Design That Could Transform Airliner Efficiency

NASA has tested a scaled laminar-flow wing design beneath an F-15B aircraft, showing promise for reducing aerodynamic drag by up to 10%. The technology could significantly cut fuel use and emissions ...