The commercial aerospace industry has seen tremendous changes in technologies. Generally the focus has been on things like materials and engines. But there is another item that often gets overlooked in the evolution of aircraft, and that is evolving wing…
Meet Professor I.J. Wagnanski from the University of Arizona Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. He is working on developing devices that impact and direct airflow over surfaces to minimize airflow separation. Here is an interview done by The Smithsonian…
Take a look at this short video. Norwegian Armed Forces on Sunday released a video of a Russian fighter jet flying uncomfortably close to a Norwegian F-16, highlighting the potential collision risks involved when intercepting Russian aircraft on behalf of…
There is much good to be discovered in the US DoT’s Form 41 data. But it is important to understand the limits of this source. As an example we are going to take a look at the data this source…
ATR announced an order from Lion Air for another 40 ATR72-600s for $1bn at list prices. The airline already has 40 ATRs. Deploying turboprops in Indonesia is logical, given the sheer size of the country. Take a look at the…
There were two large aircraft orders last week, one for 50 aircraft at Delta and another for 10 aircraft at Kuwait Airlines. Their economics, implications, and contribution to the bottom line of the aircraft OEM, however, appear to be quite…