Wing fences are small metal vanes that once graced the wings of early jets. Here's why they have since disappeared from ...

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.

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 ...

There was a large dent in the right wing root. Whether there was interior damage was not clear. Textron told me that $1,400 was required to remove the leading edge and make an inspection.

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 ...

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.

Investigators believe temperatures inside the Space Shuttle Columbia's left wheel well exceeded 1,650¡C (3,000¡F) as superheated air entered from a breach at or near the wing leading edge. Hot ...

We confirm that mosquitoes have a diminished reliance on leading-edge vortices, an aerodynamic phenomenon that augments lift forces for insects 3,4,5,6,7,8, birds 9,10 and bats 11 during wing ...