Aircraft Design

University of Ljubljana tops the competition at AIAA’s Design/Build/Fly

By Paul Brinkmann April 20, 2026

WICHITA, Kan. — Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana took first place at AIAA’s 30th Design/Build/Fly competition...

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Air jets under pressure

By Paul Marks March 30, 2026

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Blended wing goes supersize as Natilus eyes twin-deck model

By Charlotte Ryan March 5, 2026

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Pursuing Brazilian certification, Eve runs almost daily test flights

By Paul Brinkmann February 17, 2026

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Battery placement in electric aircraft may impact handling, comfort, paper says

By Paul Brinkmann January 28, 2026

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With larger air taxi design, Vertical bets on demand for more capacity

By Paul Brinkmann December 23, 2025

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Electra files to certify its hybrid-electric plane under FAA Part 23

By Paul Brinkmann December 10, 2025

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AIR flies remotely in Florida, plans crewed flight test by April

By Paul Brinkmann October 20, 2025

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Next-generation ‘doomsday planes’ move closer to reality

By Jen Kirby October 16, 2025

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A new way to jettison fuel

By Paul Marks October 1, 2025

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DARPA director elaborates on why ‘Liberty Lifter’ seaplane program was killed

By Hope Hodge Seck September 10, 2025

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EHang readies to introduce longer-range VT35 air taxi

By Paul Brinkmann August 27, 2025

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JetZero’s blended wing body could yield passenger benefits for air travel, panel says

By Paul Brinkmann July 24, 2025

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UAE desert might pose a challenge for electric air taxis

By Paul Brinkmann June 24, 2025

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Paris Air Show: Eve releases updated air taxi design, new market outlook

By Paul Brinkmann June 16, 2025

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The next steps for Airbus’ big bet on open rotor engines

By Charlotte Ryan June 13, 2025

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Site visit: Inside the plant where BETA is building its electric aircraft

By Paul Brinkmann April 28, 2025

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From something old, something new

By Keith Button January 1, 2025

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Could this be the future of regional air travel?

By Paul Brinkmann November 13, 2024

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Meet the next pseudo satellites

By Paul Marks September 1, 2024

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Aviation confidant

By Paul Brinkmann August 30, 2024

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Meet Liberty Lifter

By Paul Marks June 1, 2024

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For air taxis, a flap over birds

By Paul Brinkmann April 17, 2024

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Site visit: Electra’s hybrid-electric aircraft flight test center

By Paul Brinkmann March 15, 2024

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Innovation machine

By Cat Hofacker March 1, 2024

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Pilot on board

By Paul Brinkmann January 1, 2024

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This aircraft’s first flight reflects a difference in strategy compared to most competitors

By Paul Brinkmann November 28, 2023

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NASA stands by its X-planes

By Pat Host November 1, 2023

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The F-35B inspired this air taxi’s cockpit controls

By Paul Brinkmann October 12, 2023

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Staying cool

By Paul Brinkmann October 1, 2023

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Electric aviation industry grapples with battery cooling

By Paul Brinkmann September 7, 2023

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A Manhattan Project for the climate

By Paul Marks September 1, 2023

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These companies think the time has come for water-capable electric aircraft

By Paul Brinkmann August 15, 2023

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British company prepares to seek investor funding for 40-passenger tiltwing

By Paul Brinkmann July 13, 2023

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Tomorrow’s firefighting fleet

By Keith Button July 1, 2023

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Electra.aero unveils ‘ultra’-short takeoff and landing demonstrator aircraft

By Aaron Karp June 13, 2023

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Textron plans to have Nexus electric air taxi operational by 2030

By Paul Brinkmann March 30, 2023

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Electric aircraft maker announces CX300 conventional takeoff and landing model

By Paul Brinkmann March 14, 2023

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Joby Aviation notches milestones toward production, certification

By Paul Brinkmann March 1, 2023

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The bridge to net-zero

By Cat Hofacker March 1, 2023

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Tiltwing plane company Transcend Air intends to initiate FAA certification ‘soon,’ founders say

By Paul Brinkmann February 17, 2023

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So you think you know lift? Better read this

By Ben Iannotta February 1, 2023

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Supersonic twist

By Aaron Karp February 1, 2023

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FAA advances testing for airworthiness of electric aircraft battery

By Paul Brinkmann January 5, 2023

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Martian aviator

By Paul Marks January 3, 2023

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Analysis: B-21 unveiling

January 3, 2023

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Buttigieg gets hands-on introduction to this all-electric cargo aircraft

By Paul Brinkmann December 14, 2022

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Meet Midnight: Archer Aviation unveils the design of its production aircraft

By Ben Iannotta November 17, 2022

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Cosmopolitan leader

By Paul Brinkmann November 1, 2022

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NASA’s boom buster

By Paul Marks November 1, 2022

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Site visit: Inside Joby Aviation’s electric rotorcraft production facility

By Paul Brinkmann October 14, 2022

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Wisk reveals its production aircraft, Generation 6, with new tiltrotors

By Paul Brinkmann October 3, 2022

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Going the distance

By Aaron Karp September 30, 2022

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NASA must conduct its air mobility standards work with limited tech insight

By Paul Brinkmann September 22, 2022

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Emissionless air travel: how it might be achieved

July 7, 2022

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Building tomorrow’s firefighting tankers

By Cat Hofacker June 1, 2022

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Joby: Results of noise tests show aircraft would be quiet enough for cities

By Paul Brinkmann May 10, 2022

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Life without flap track fairings

May 1, 2022

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Seeking certification

By Aaron Karp May 1, 2022

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Site visit: Textron Aviation’s Wichita, Kansas, facilities

By Paul Brinkmann April 29, 2022

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Georgia Tech wins AIAA annual aircraft competition after days of wind warnings

By Paul Brinkmann April 25, 2022

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Vertical flight without rotors

By Aaron Karp April 1, 2022

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Hydrogen evangelist

By Cat Hofacker March 1, 2022

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Air taxi trailblazer

By Cat Hofacker February 1, 2022

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Start your motors

By Cat Hofacker January 1, 2022

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Bio-inspired

By Jan Tegler February 1, 2021

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Improving dimmable windows for aircraft

By Keith Button January 5, 2021

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Meet the demonstrator that could bring back supersonic passenger travel

By Cat Hofacker October 7, 2020

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Taking the fight to the night

By Jan Tegler August 23, 2020

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Futuristic flow control

April 1, 2020

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Inspired by fish

By Christine Fisher February 1, 2020

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Quest for 90,000 feet

By Keith Button November 1, 2019

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For Vahana, a study in coping with complexity

By Keith Button June 1, 2019

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Stakes raised for NASA’s planned supersonic X-plane

By Tom Risen October 31, 2018

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What Apollo 11 says about our future

By Ben Iannotta August 31, 2018

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Out of the fish bowl

By Ben Iannotta August 31, 2018

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Making 3D-printed parts for Boeing 787s

By Cat Hofacker August 31, 2018

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For supersonic passenger travel, noise is not the only question mark

By Tom Risen August 30, 2018

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UK fighter concept emphasizes stealth, next generation sensors

By Tom Risen August 14, 2018

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Samad Aerospace targets passenger flight with electric e-Starling

By Tom Risen July 17, 2018

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High-flying Zephyr S tests endurance over Arizona

By Tom Risen July 17, 2018

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Containing a blade-out

By Keith Button July 1, 2018

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Fighting for “Future Vertical Lift”

By Jan Tegler July 1, 2018

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NASA prepares X-59 cost pledge for Congress

By Tom Risen June 29, 2018

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Bell’s innovation chief outlines mobility strategy

By Ben Iannotta June 28, 2018

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Boeing’s next ecoDemonstrator will be a 787 Dreamliner

By Tom Risen June 1, 2018

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Symbiosis: Why CFD and wind tunnels need each other

By Joe Stumpe May 31, 2018

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Sustaining complex aerospace systems

April 30, 2018

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NASA to survey Galveston residents on sonic thump

By Keith Button April 30, 2018

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Personal aircraft: Why the revolution won’t happen

April 30, 2018

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Grading the MQ-25

By Jan Tegler April 30, 2018

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U.S. lawmakers aim to protect FAA’s clean aviation research

By Tom Risen April 26, 2018

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Late-night work helps Clarkson University win AIAA’s remote aircraft contest

By Joe Stumpe April 22, 2018

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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works will build NASA’s supersonic X-plane

By Tom Risen April 2, 2018

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Wringing out the risks

By Keith Button March 2, 2018

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Research reboot

By Aerospace America February 28, 2018

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2017 Collier Trophy Nominees Announced

By Tom Risen February 5, 2018

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NASA Langley Director Dave Bowles interview

February 1, 2018

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Meeting millennials

By Amanda Miller February 1, 2018

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Performance predictor

By Joe Stumpe February 1, 2018

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NASA report to chart new approach to aircraft design

By Keith Button February 1, 2018

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AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher interview

By Ben Iannotta February 1, 2018

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Welcoming Dan Dumbacher

January 31, 2018

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X-ray vision

January 2, 2018

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U.S. Marines consider future of helo autonomy kit

January 2, 2018

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Sky taxis: How to make them a reality

By Tom Risen January 2, 2018

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Growing up among aircraft

By Debra Werner January 2, 2018

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The angel in the details

By Ben Iannotta November 30, 2017

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Curiosity sparked career as conceptual design engineer

By Debra Werner November 30, 2017

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NASA to get 2nd opinion on futuristic airliner design

By Tom Risen November 16, 2017

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Magic material

By Keith Button October 30, 2017

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Champion for aviation safety

By Tom Risen October 30, 2017

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HyperSizing the largest aircraft

October 30, 2017

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A blueprint for attracting and retaining talent

September 28, 2017

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“Every kid loves planes and rockets, right?’

By Debra Werner September 28, 2017

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Electric plane viability

August 31, 2017

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B-21 Bomber Faces Anti-stealth Tech

By Tom Risen August 4, 2017

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For NASA’s X-57 electric plane, more battery tests ahead

By Tom Risen July 31, 2017

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Supersonics Gain Momentum on Capitol Hill

By Tom Risen July 18, 2017

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Helicopter crash investigator hopes to work himself out of a job

By Tom Risen June 27, 2017

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Robotic landing legs

By Keith Button June 27, 2017

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Uber, NASA: Stop saying “flying cars”

By Tom Risen June 27, 2017

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Fly the electric skies

By Aerospace America June 27, 2017

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F-35A Flights Target Cost Curve

By Tom Risen June 23, 2017

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Uber, NASA: Stop Saying ‘Flying Cars’

By Tom Risen June 9, 2017

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Soaring education

By Aerospace America May 31, 2017

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3-D center joins real, virtual design

By Joe Stumpe May 31, 2017

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In defense of “drones”

By Ben Iannotta May 1, 2017

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Wanted: “Aircraft carrier 
in the sky”

By Keith Button May 1, 2017

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Space camp sold her on aerospace engineering

By Debra Werner May 1, 2017

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War on wiring

May 1, 2017

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USC overcomes crash to win AIAA’s remote aircraft competition

By Joe Stumpe April 25, 2017

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Envisioning “designer aerospace materials”

By Keith Button April 17, 2017

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Reprieve

By Aerospace America April 17, 2017

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New blueprint, old dream

By Debra Werner March 6, 2017

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Stall recovery

March 6, 2017

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Why modern planes crash

February 9, 2017

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At the center of the X-plane revival

By Ben Iannotta February 9, 2017

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100 years of Langley

By Debra Werner February 1, 2017

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Flying fast, flying quiet

By Keith Button January 27, 2017