When the B-2 Spirit glides silently through the night sky, it looks more like an alien spacecraft than a conventional ...

One doesn't have to be an aviator to understand how an aircraft works. In simplistic terms, engines push it through the air, the wings provide lift, and various control surfaces like stabilizers, ...

Peek out the window on an A350 flight and you’ll see wings that bend, flex, and adapt in order to make long-haul flying smoother and more efficient.

Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying on rigid flaps and heavy hydraulics. The key is a family of “metals with ...