Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China has reportedly started operations on its first compounded wind tunnel dedicated to low-altitude aircraft testing in ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it is beginning testing at the ...

Over the past ten years or so, American space agency NASA has become a major player in the aviation industry, getting itself involved in all sorts of projects meant to inform the design of the ...

Recently, a team from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) tested a model of the X-59 experimental aircraft. The X-59 aircraft measures around 99.7 feet (30.4 meters) long, with a ...

From testing race cars to designing skyscrapers, wind tunnels remain essential for understanding and optimizing aerodynamics. By simulating controlled airflow, they help engineers refine shapes, ...

Boeing and NASA have completed two initial wind-tunnel tests using small-scale models of X-66, the in-development trussed-braced-wing demonstrator. The company disclosed the milestone on 4 March, ...

Aurora Flight Sciences has finished windtunnel testing an experimental fan-in-wing design for a Pentagon X-plane competition. The Boeing subsidiary says it recently wrapped up stability and control ...

Brazilian startup Moya Aero has concluded a monthlong series of wind tunnel testing with its Moya 256 eVTOL drone, keeping it on track for first flight in the coming months. The testing was conducted ...

If you thought that only race cars and performance vehicles go through the wind tunnel, guess again. Ford puts all its vehicles through the test in order to reduce drag and wind noise at high speeds, ...

Scientists have placed four PV panels in a 21-meter wind tunnel and run different tests regarding tilt angles, mounting height, spacing, and incoming flow direction. They found that when the spacing ...