Airbus is moving ahead with its vision of aircraft with active wing control, following successful wind tunnel tests at its facility near Bristol, England. The company is working to mimic the behavior ...

As clean as electric aircraft can be, there's still one kind of pollution they still produce: noise. Even that might go away before long, though. MIT researchers have successfully flown an ionic ...

Before jets and other aircraft are cleared to soar across the sky, some of their test models go through Florida State University's Polysonic Wind Tunnel. “Anything that flies needs to be tested on ...

China has reportedly started operations on its first compounded wind tunnel dedicated to low-altitude aircraft testing in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Developed by Guangdong Aerospace Research ...

BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Federal Aviation Administration's ruling that the Cape Wind project's turbines present "no hazard" to aviation, overturning a vital ...

Businesses are usually born out of necessity. In a simplistic way, when someone believes there is or will be a need for a product or service, they'll move to provide that. If that need turns out to be ...

Textron Aviation has completed initial wind tunnel testing of its new twin-engine Cessna SkyCourier turboprop. Results will provide performance and aerodynamic and structural load data to further hone ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University engineers have developed a wind tunnel that is the only one of its kind in the world capable of running quietly at "hypersonic" speeds, helping researchers to ...

The spinning blades of wind turbines have been known to scramble the radar waves needed to track airplanes. Two European companies have partnered to apply radar-absorbing materials to wind turbines in ...

SASKATOON, Jan. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - West Wind Aviation Group (WWA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Smith as an independent Director to the Company's Board of Directors. Chair of the ...

Airfields for ultra-light aircraft are typically constructed on level ground -- and so are wind farms. However, do wind power plants generate turbulence that could endanger lightweight planes? A ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — About a dozen aircraft were damaged by strong winds at Centennial Airport Monday morning. Airport spokesperson Samantha Blymyer said heavy wind gusts caused damage to 12 parked ...