At the heart of flight lies Newton's third law: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This principle explains how an airplane wing generates lift. When an airplane moves forward, ...

Researchers have discovered that multi-element wings inspired by bird feathers can generate twice as much lift as a ...

Professor and department head for the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University Bill Crossley answers questions about airplanes and aerospace engineering from Twitter. How do ...