Aeroplanes rely on four different scientific forces to fly - thrust, drag, weight and lift - all of which act against each other. When they are all balanced, a plane will fly in a nice ...

A new type of passenger plane will adopt a design that blends wings into the aircraft's body, which its creators say will cut ...

Lift is more complicated than the other forces of weight, thrust and drag. It’s created by the wings of an airplane, and the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Ever wonder why airplane passengers are asked to lift up their window shades before takeoff and landing? A flight attendant explains why they do this. Follow Tech ...

Lift dumpers or spoilers are devices used to reduce an aeroplane's lift, thereby increasing drag and are commonly located on the wings. It is either deployed or retracted in default.

They pushed the model plane to seven times the speed of sound and found it performed surprisingly well, with low drag and high lift. The team, at the academy’s Key Laboratory of High Temperature ...