Ever since the dawn of aviation many years ago aircraft have established themselves as fixed-wing machines capable of taking to the sky. Why winged? Well, for the simple reason that such a design is ...

The Blended Wing Body (BWB) design has been around since the 1920s but has only seen real-world use in military aircraft, like the B-1 Lancer bomber. Unlike a flying wing (which is all wing) or a ...

On Dec. 22, 1966, the HL-10 Lifting Body took its first flight. The HL-10 was a heavy-lifting, horizontal landing plane built ...

With only a few remaining sections of the thermal protection system still to be attached, Dream Chaser DC-101 Tenacity was photographed virtually complete in Sierra’s Louisville, Colorado, assembly ...

Back in 2023 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced yet another program that's supposed to end with the creation of revolutionary aircraft tech. Called Speed and Runway ...

The X-24B Lifting Body Paved the Way for the Space Shuttle – In the collection of the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Dayton, Ohio, is a ...

As a result of these challenges, most flying wing projects and prototypes never take-off, literally or figuratively. In fact, ...

The Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept represents a transformative shift in aircraft design, merging the wing and fuselage into a single, continuous lifting surface. This integration offers substantial ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This M2-F2 Lifting Body model of ...

Check out this fully 3D printed RC lifting body aircraft! Watch the build process, see it in action during flight tests, and discover the potential of 3D printing in RC aviation. #3DPrintedRC ...