Bird Feather-Like Flaps Could Be Fitted To Planes In The Future
A team of researchers from Princeton University is exploring how feather-like flaps on aircraft wings could improve stability ...
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Small Feathers, Big Effects: Reducing Stall Speeds With Strips Of Plastic
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 ...
DGCA orders probe after IndiGo plane scrapes runway
The DGCA is investigating the tail strike incident which occurred when IndiGo’s 6E- 5325 Mumbai-Chennai flight was making a ...
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The FlySafair flight’s near-crash that no one knew about
This is a summary of the FlyAfrica’s post: On 27 June, 2023, Safair flight 268, a Boeing 737- 800 (ZS-FGB), took off from ...
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Aerospace company Daher investing $30 million to build TBM, Kodiak planes at Witham Field
The fuselage is where passengers sit and where cargo is stored. The aircraft wing flaps and ailerons are coated with a lime-green primer, which prevents the aluminum material from corroding.
Airplanes of the Future Could Be Fitted With Feather-Like Flaps
Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency ...