More recently, a much more massive flying wing aircraft was seen in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger. Unlike ...

The Horten Ho-229 was the world's first jet-powered flying wing. This was the third prototype of this advanced German aircraft that never saw combat. It was developed in the late stages of the WW2 ...

The first time somebody tried to design a blended wing body ... on top of the aircraft, it should also be a lot quieter that existing designs. The BWB will be capable of flying on sustainable ...

Built to copy some of the 1950’s era innovations in delta-style jet aircraft, the plane is essentially a flying wing that seats ... without testing the water first — the frame is entirely ...

There comes a time in every aspiring pilot’s life when he or she wants an aircraft of their ... This feature first appeared in the January Issue 954 of the FLYING print edition.

fully autonomous flying wing aircraft. Credit: Sikorsky STRATFORD, Connecticut–Sikorsky has successfully completed its first series of flight tests with its Rotor Blown Wing (RBW) uncrewed ...

Rhode Island-based startup Regent Craft has successfully completed the first ... it's flying above, like the ground or a water body. With its numerous propellers mounted on a blown wing, the ...

Delta Air Lines and JetZero are partnering to develop a commercial blended-wing-body (BWB ... of a full-scale demonstrator. The aircraft is to take its first flight in 2027.

Air travelers in the next few years may be able to take a futuristic flight on an innovative blended-wing-body aircraft meant to ... that Delta was one of the first carriers to partner with ...

Ibironke Rotimi-Olajide is a captain flying for Air Peace. She is also the first female pilot and captain in Africa to fly ...