Airbus says the drag-reducing effects of the experimental wings on its laminar-flow demonstrator aircraft are proving better than previously thought, making application of the technology on a ...

Airbus intends to later this month start flight-testing an A340 that has been fitted with experimental laminar-flow wing sections under a partially EU-funded technology project with other industrial ...

American aviation company Otto says it will fly the Phantom 3500 laminar flow aircraft for the first time in 2027, operationally three years after that.

WASHINGTON—Major components for Europe’s laminar-flow flight demonstrator have been shipped to Airbus for installation on a modified A340-300, which is scheduled to begin flight tests in 2017. The ...

Major components for Europe’s laminar-flow flight demonstrator have been shipped to Airbus for installation on a modified A340-300, which is scheduled to begin flight tests in 2017. The Breakthrough ...

Airbus’ A340 laminar-flow Blade test demonstrator aircraft has made its successful maiden flight for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky Blade project. The aircraft, dubbed Flight Lab, took off from the Tarbes ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 97, Section 1: JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE (1988), pp. 995-1019 (25 pages) Laminar flow flight experiments conducted over the past fifty years will be reviewed. The emphasis will be on ...

Fractional provider Flexjet just ordered 300. Besides its sci-fi look, the real draw is the Phantom's 3,500-mile range and 60 ...

A discussion is given of the ongoing research related to laminar flow airfoils, nacelles, and wings where the laminar flow is maintained by a favorable pressure gradient, surface suction or a ...

Aircraft manufacturers and government scientists have intensified efforts to reduce the air`s drag on planes. Success, some experts say, could make supersonic travel as cheap as subsonic flight by the ...

From hydrogen horizons to open rotor revolutions, the future of aviation is on the brink of a major transformation. Discover ...

With the demise of Concorde, it seemed like supersonic business travel was history. Maybe not. For years, Jeff Miller has been exploring supersonic business jet development and it turns out that ...