News tagged with aircraft aerodynamics
Airliners could save fuel by taking a hint from birds flying in formation
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- From Leonardo da Vinci to the Greek tragedy of Icarus, birds have emboldened scientific minds to master flight. Now, Stanford researchers can be added to the list of ornithologically inspired ...
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Birds, bats and insects hold secrets for aerospace engineers
Feb 04, 2008 |
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Natural flyers like birds, bats and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency. University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals as a step toward designing flapping-wing planes ...
Are Flexible, Flapping Flying Machines in our Future?
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Modern aircraft have been fabulously successful with rigid wings and rotors. But just imagine the flying machines that would be possible if we could understand and harness the most efficient and acrobatic airfoils in nature: ...
Secrets of insect flight revealed
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are one step closer to creating a micro-aircraft that flies with the manoeuvrability and energy efficiency of an insect after decoding the aerodynamic secrets of insect flight.
World's first as fuel cell aircraft takes off in Germany
Jul 07, 2009 |
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The world's first piloted aircraft capable of taking to the air using only power from fuel cells took off in Germany Tuesday, producing zero carbon dioxide emissions, its makers said.
X-48B Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Takes First Flight
Jul 26, 2007 |
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NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., provided critical support for the first flight July 20 of the X-48B. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound remotely piloted test vehicle took off for the ...
Research Could Cut Aircraft Development Costs, Improve Safety
Apr 30, 2008 |
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A distressing fact for aeronautical engineers: Scale model airplanes don't fly anything like their full-sized counterparts. And that makes aircraft design a lot more difficult.
Alternative fuel 'can power 15% of flights by 2020'
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Alternative fuels could power 15 percent of global air traffic by 2020 and 30 percent by 2030, European aircraft-maker Airbus said at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday.
Wings that waggle could cut aircraft emissions by 20 percent
May 21, 2009 |
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Wings which redirect air to waggle sideways could cut airline fuel bills by 20% according to research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Airbus in the UK.
Turning 'delayed' to 'on time' goal of UH professor in aircraft turbulence studies
Dec 13, 2006 |
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Gridlock on airport runways is a common part of holiday travel, but one University of Houston engineering professor is researching ways to reduce airport delays by making runways usable more quickly.
Penetrating insights: NIST airframe tests help ensure better shielding for flight instruments
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Airline travelers are used to being instructed to turn off computers and cell phones during takeoffs and landings as a precaution against interfering with the plane’s navigational equipment, but outside sources ...
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