New Atlas

Video: Semicircular wings give Cyclone VTOL a different kind of lift

We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the ...
Yahoo News UK

This radical plane concept with an all-in-one wing could be the future of flight. See the leading designs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Blended wing" aircraft could be the future of commercial aviation. Airbus and the startups JetZero and Natilus are leading ...
CNN

New plane wing moves like a bird’s and could radically change aircraft design

Plane wings are traditionally strong, thick and sturdy but a team of researchers led by NASA has created a flexible wing that morphs as it flies. Measuring 14 feet or four meters wide, the new wing is ...
The Sun

Incredible ‘ring-wing’ plane of the future with ONE wing would allow for tiny runways, less fuel and smooth landings

AN INCREDIBLE plane with just one huge circular wing has fascinated plane enthusiasts for years. The Lockheed Ring Wing was designed to use up less fuel, have smoother landings and be able to land on ...
The Sun

Groundbreaking ‘blended-wing’ plane that can carry 250 people cleared to fly… but window seats will be a rare treat

Pictures reveal a groundbreaking new design spelling a new frontier for aircraft travel A GROUNDBREAKING plane with a “blended-wing” body, capable of carrying 250 people, has been being cleared to fly ...
The Guardian

If a plane flies because of the lift from its wing-shape (cross-section), how can a plane fly upside-down, where this same lift would draw it to the ground?

WHEN an aircraft moves forward through the air, its wings deflect the air downwards. It is the reaction to this force on the air that lifts the plane up. The shape of the cross-section of the wing is ...
The Independent

Airbus develops plane with flapping wing-tips

Airbus has developed a small-scale aircraft with flapping wing-tips that mimic the movement of an albatross. AlbatrossOne, a carbon-fibre concept plane developed by the planemaker’s engineers, has ...