A European project to design a wing for a next-generation regional aircraft is closing in on the production of a series of ...

Rather than slats, the new-concept wing has a leading edge that changes shape internally, “drooping” to a higher-lift airfoil configuration without the drag and noise of leading edge slats.

These leading edge slats provide the lift necessary at low speeds, with the gap between the wing and the slats directing air from the underside of the wing to the top. Unfortunately, this gap also ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A new photographic analysis of Columbia’s launch shows that foam debris falling off the external tank slammed into the orbiter’s vulnerable leading edge, rather than ...

Loss of thermal protection panels may have led to break-up, but cause is still unknown Aerodynamic analysis is leading investigators to suspect that loss or failure of thermal-protection panels on ...

Another theory on how debris impact at launch may have doomed the shuttle Columbia: corrosion on the leading edge of the left wing. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site ...

There are no constraints on the shape or size of a heater mat except for the available power budget on the aircraft. On the 787, GKN manufactures eight heater mats for the aircraft, which form the ...

Columbia Tape Suggests Wing Damage Before Reentry. Finding Reinforces Belief That Breach Was in or Near Leading Edge, Accident Investigator Says. March 31, 2003. By Kathy Sawyer.

Credit: Clinton Tanner, “The Effect of Wing Leading-Edge Contamination on the Stall Characteristics of Aircraft. ” ... In Part 2, we’ll discuss leading-edge stall.