The F-35 Lightning is one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world, renowned for its stealth capabilities and cutting-edge technology. An intriguing feature of this aircraft is the flap located ...

A family in Raleigh, North Carolina was in shock upon discovering a plane's wing flap in their driveway Wednesday morning.

Business; Pilots may use flexible flaps to control their planes in the future if research pans out. Published: ; Feb. 26, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Operators of Bombardier Challenger 600s are being instructed to carry out repetitive operational tests of the flap-control system following an uncommanded flap-extension incident. The root cause ...

After analyzing the data, Sedkey and their team pinpointed specific ways that flaps control airflow around a wing. One of these, “shear layer interaction,” had never before been documented in ...

Eurocopter has commenced flight testing of a rotorblade technology the EADS unit believes will significantly reduce noise. A modified Bk-117 was fitted with an electrical flap control system ...

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow control accessory, known as a Gurney flap, can greatly improve wind turbine performance. To achieve ...