The aviation industry is under increasing pressure to meet ambitious sustainability goals, including achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Central to this challenge is the optimization of aircraft ...

If you have ever watched a bird land on a tree branch, you may have noticed that it rapidly pitches its wings upward at a high angle to execute a smooth landing. However, for some birds, they land by ...

At first glance airplane wings and human hearts have little in common, but, say a team of European researchers, a technology used to measure airflow over wings can now be used to help keep hearts in ...

Ryoyu Systems Co., Ltd. has introduced scFLOW, one of Cradle CFD computational fluid dynamics software tools from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division, for the purpose of evaluating and ...

Scientists in Europe researching aerodynamic forces have opened up some interesting new avenues of study inspired by fish scales. This new understanding of the flow patterns over the surface of the ...

Fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are huge priorities in the aviation industry – passenger airliners chew through amazing quantities of fuel. Take the Boeing 747, which guzzles somewhere ...

COLOGNE, Germany - Decarbonization of aviation relies on a combination of many incremental steps and outright technological breakthroughs. To succeed, both approaches need to exist inside a ...

Aerodynamics Academy in Malaga, Spain, is expanding its fleet with the acquisition of 15 new Tecnam P2008JC MkII aircraft. The Tecnam P2008JC MkII is chosen for its versatility, ease of use, fuel ...

One of the most surprising vehicles to emerge this past March from the Geneva International Motor Show—an event with a particularly high bar for surprises—was the Zenvo TSR-S. The 1,200 horsepower ...

To uncover the mystery behind the differences in motion, a team of researchers studied the aerodynamics of bird perching maneuvers and their implications for aircraft design. If you have ever watched ...