(Phys.org)—An airplane's vortex generators, which look like small fins on its surface, improve the plane's aerodynamics similar to the way in which the dimples on a golf ball improve the ball's ...

What’s a Red Bull Air Race plane’s stall speed? Red Bull Air Race technical director Jim Reed explains how speed and angle of attack affect lift on a hot lap ...

Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 with vortex generators, which will reduce the noise produced by aircraft during its final approach by up to two decibels. Lufthansa said it is the ...

Through clever application of vortex generators, that is exactly what Piper was able to do. Meridians now being delivered (S/N 149 onwards) offer a full-fuel payload of almost 560 pounds (an increase ...

It doesn’t surprise pilot and inventor Peter Ireland that potential customers are quick to write off his hybrid laminar flow device as smoke and mirrors. He, too, was a skeptic until the impact of his ...