Birds have inspired human flight for centuries, but Shabnam Raayai thinks they can also offer lessons in reducing energy consumption. A fellow at the Rowland Institute at Harvard, Raayai works to ...

How does an aircraft weighing tens of thousands of pounds lift off the runway and remain stable while climbing, turning or descending through turbulent air? The answer lies in physics — in the ...

A bird in laser goggles has helped scientists discover a new phenomenon in the physics of flight. To study the complex air currents produced by birds’ flapping wings, the researchers trained a Pacific ...

The way bugs and birds flap their wings may look effortless, but the dynamics that keep them aloft are dizzyingly complex and ...

These hands-on projects are a highly engaging way for high school students to explore aerodynamics and physics.

More than a dozen children crowded into the Danbury Library StoryCorner on Jan. 15 for a program that explained the physics of flight with a hands-on approach that let the children test what they ...

Sandra Miarecki went from Air Force pilot to neutrino physicist. In a previous career, Sandra Miarecki flew high above the Earth’s surface. During a 20-year career in the US Air Force that included ...

At Electra, we’re pioneering sustainable aviation by developing hybrid-electric Ultra Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft designed to transform regional air mobility, by making air travel more ...