There are other ways to increase an airplane’s drag that have fewer side effects than trailing edge flaps do, and so the major reason for flaps is lift, not drag. Just how they produce that ...

Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency ...

An expert explains that strange "barking dog sound" before a plane takes off, and gives us one less thing to worry about the ...

An American Airlines plane caught fire while sitting at a gate at Denver International Airport on Thursday. This prompted ...

A team of researchers from Princeton University is exploring how feather-like flaps on aircraft wings could improve stability ...