The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam board ...

A few months ago, [Tom] built a few RC planes. The first was completely 3D printed, but the resulting print — and plane — came in a bit overweight, making it a terrible plane. The second plane was a ...

Cost-competitive thermoplastic rib. As part of the Wing of Tomorrow program, GKN Aerospace’s U.K. and Netherlands locations teamed up to design a thermoplastic composite rib using out-of-autoclave ...