Researchers have designed flexible, bat-like wings that boost lift and improve flight performance. This innovation could lead to more efficient drones or energy-harvesting technologies.

Wind Sensing by Biomimetic Flexible Flapping Wing With Strain Sensors Dec. 26, 2024 — Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could revolutionize robotic flight control ...

A full scale wing of the aircraft, built from fiber composite materials and designed for large deflections, was tested in the Crosswind Test Facility (SWG) Göttingen. In addition to the wind tunnel ...

If we choke off the growth of the U.S. wind industry while electricity demand is soaring, we may well have to recommission mothballed coal plants.

Some wingsuit pilots were filmed practising skilful moves inside a wind tunnel. Wingsuit coach Xander Stewart, 29, filmed a series of videos of people practising the sport inside a wind tunnel in ...

The wings are rigid, but they can be swiveled around and adjusted to capture the wind depending on where it’s coming from, and they can be folded and retracted close to the deck of the ship when ...

On May 3, 2019, a Miami Air flight slid into St. Johns River at NAS Jacksonville. 22 passengers suffered minor injuries and ...

C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station early Saturday morning with 8 km/h winds out of the southwest and a wind chill of minus 7. We made it through the darkest days, the sun finally setting ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...

The current Gold Wing Tour DCT is the very definition of a luxury motorcycle. Purists may argue against the existence of such ...

A Wind Advisory will remain in effect until tonight for several counties across Northeast Ohio. Wind gusts could be up to 50 mph. Fire investigator Thomas Beers told reporters investigators are ...