Researchers wing it in mimicking evolution to discover best shape for flight Date: January 29, 2019 Source: New York University Summary: A team of mathematicians has determined the ideal wing ...

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) -Airbus said on Wednesday it would research an "extra performance wing" capable of changing shape during flight in an effort to secure greater efficiencies and reduce ...

Between 1968 and 2002, Wing Cdr Wallis set 34 world records, many of which still stand today, including the 3km speed record for autogyros, which he set at 207.7kph. One six-hour, 25-minute flight ...

Matthew Bannister recalls inventor Ray Dolby, autogyro pilot Wing Cmdr Kenneth Wallis, photographer Lewis Morley, sci-fi writer Frederick Pohl and circus performer Lydia Gridneff. Ray Dolby - the ...

It was truly the most extraordinary of Norfolk lives – and it came to an end when Wing Commander Ken Wallis died at the age of 97. Although best known for playing Sean Connery's stunt double in one of ...