When a race car’s wing is tilted at an angle (1), the air on the bottom will detach from the surface, creating turbulence ...

A United Airlines Boeing 757 flying from Denver, CO, to Lihue, HI, faced a flap issue on final approach, resulting in a go-around. The issue was fixed on the subsequent approach, and the aircraft ...

By attaching flexible plastic strips – “covert flaps” – to the top of a wing, the team has demonstrated impressive gains in aircraft performance at low speeds. Wind tunnel tests and RC ...

The flight crew of Delta Flight 1329 noticed a problem with a wing flap shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, carrying 176 passengers, landed safely back at the Jacksonville airport. Delta released a ...

Jet2 flight LS251 from Leeds Bradford, UK, to Faro, Portugal, made an emergency landing at the latter's airport on the ...