Why Did Lockheed Martin Build The C-5 Galaxy With A T-Tail?

Here's why Lockheed did this. The contest that eventually created the C-5 Galaxy was formally initiated in 1964 as the CX-HLS ...
SlashGear

What Are Winglets For? Why Airplane Wings Are Curved Up At The End

In one of the most famous "Twilight Zone" stories, an airline passenger looks out the window of a commercial plane and is horrified to see a monstrous gremlin on the wing. If you were to do the same ...
News4Jax

Freezing the problem of futuristic planes: How scientists are beating ice on aircraft wings

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You may one day board a plane where the wings will look very different. Future airplanes are ditching traditional wing design for something sleeker—long, thin wings braced with ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Plane wing hits concrete post at SFO while being towed to gate

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KGO) -- Passengers on an Aer Lingus flight experienced a bit of a bumpy ride after already landing at SFO. The plane's wing clipped a concrete column. It happened ...
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Why Do Airplane Wings Bend During Bad Weather? (And How Far Can They Go?)

There's no denying just how critical aircraft wings are. For one, they provide storage for an aircraft's fuel that keeps it a safe distance from the cabin containing passengers and crew. This saved 80 ...
FlightGlobal

Airbus remains open to blended-wing design for larger aircraft, confirms tube-and-wing structure for next narrowbody

Airbus has determined that blended-wing-body designs are more competitive for larger aircraft while traditional tube-and-wing configurations remain optimal for narrowbody jets, CEO Guillaume Faury ...
Yahoo

Delta plane wing clips empty aircraft during pushback from gate in Atlanta

FILE - The company logo graces the side of a Delta Air Lines jetliner at Denver International Airport in Denver, on June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) ATLANTA (AP) — A Delta Air Lines ...