The elliptical shape of the Spitfire’s wing did not find its way to the de Havilland DH.98, which had straight-tapered wings with very narrow tips. Its elliptical fin, on the other hand, was a ...

The wingspan of the upcoming versions of the Boeing 777 series commercial plane is so big it can’t fit at a standard airport gate, so the company had to get special approval to engineer wing ...

Meet the X-66A, NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator full-scale single-aisle research plane, featuring transonic truss-braced wings and designed to explore net-zero aviation emissions and more ...

The 777X is operationally similar to the classic 777. Further, the 777X's flight deck resembles that of the 787. This plane-to-plane familiarity means pilots can cross-train on 777 and 787 ...

While that may seem like a lot—and it’s certainly taller than the tail of a 737—it’s not insanely high for a big plane. A 747-800’s tail is taller, and so is the tail of an Airbus A380 ...