“If you take a regular piece of paper and try to make it fly, it will flutter, tumble, flip around in the air and do all sorts of crazy motions,” said Leif Ristroph, an associate professor of ...

The AltoVolo Sigma hybrid-electric aircraft flies 500 miles at 220 mph while operating 80% quieter than helicopters, featuring safety systems and compact design.

Flite Test, the festival’s sponsor, offers kits to build anything from simple trainer aircraft to multi-engine warbird replicas from inexpensive foam-backed posterboard. Simple materials and ...

We've all made the standard paper airplane, that elongated triangle made up of six simple folds. But what if you wanted to make a paper airplane that looks like an armadillo? Could you get that to fly ...

Making pontoons is not that complicated when following simple rules for the design. We are using the same airplane made in a ...

A look at the new United 787s with the "Elevate" interior and how they fit in the airline as well as in the industry.

Airplane designers have been racing to discover the next wave of revolutionary aircraft interiors. Whether airlines want to save space, lighten their load or speed up boarding times, engineers have ...