I caught the C-5M Super Galaxy taking off from RAF Mildenhall - and the wake vortex it left behind was absolutely insane. In ...

What will the orbital spacecraft of tomorrow look like? If Dassault Aviation has its way, it could be similar to its Véhicule ...

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

Aircraft wake vortex dynamics encompass the study of the vortical patterns generated by an aircraft during flight, which have significant implications for aviation safety and airport capacity ...

This project was inspired by several things—like large vortex cannons used to disrupt hail and a WWII German design meant to bring down aircraft using fuel-ignited vortex rings (though it was ...

A Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter crash was caused by a phenomenon called a ‘vortex ring state’, an investigation has found. The helicopter was trying to ...

The investigation has found that the helicopter almost certainly entered a hazardous aerodynamic condition called vortex ring state (VRS) — marking what may be the first time a helicopter ...

Upon return, it would land just like a conventional aircraft. Naturally, the VORTEX is reusable by design, meaning it would be ready to go again soon after landing. The French aerospace company did ...

Aerial tours often involve multitasking pilots, tricky aircraft and fewer regulations compared to planes. But helicopter tour experts say many safeguards help protect pilots and passengers.

A kind of helicopter design first envisioned by the Renaissance -era Italian polymath Leonardo Da Vinci could help develop quieter and stealthier modern drones, according to a new study. At such a ...