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 ...
Russian researchers are refining the wing design for a proposed short-haul aircraft with overwing-mounted engines, to increase laminar flow. Initial models of the experimental aircraft design ...
The dynamics of rotor wakes and the behaviour of tip vortices have emerged as critical areas of investigation in rotorcraft aerodynamics. These phenomena underpin not only the performance and ...