In the spring of 1945, at a forward airfield in Belgium, ground crews prepared the 449th Bombardment Squadron for another ...
After more than eight decades, the mystery of a missing World War II aircraft and its Australian crew has finally been solved ...
Consolidated's most famous aircraft in World War II were the B-24 Liberator and the PBY Catalina patrol plane. However, ...
On May 10, 1940, Germany smashed into Western Europe, and within forty eight hours the RAF was forced into one of the most ...
Millions of women joined the workforce to help out with the war effort. In the process, they changed women’s roles in society ...
In close air support, speed and precision matter, but trust matters more. Aircraft earn that trust by showing up under fire, ...
The legend of Jasper Maskelyne, a British stage magician who helped hide Allied military installations during World War II, has likely been embellished beyond his actual accomplishments.
Reginald "Crash" Harrison lived through four plane crashes in WWII and lived to talk about it. He died in Canada recently at ...
A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary ...
Even though Al Holbert was best known for his achievements in sports car racing, he competed in 19 NASCAR Cup races, ...
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How Are Modern Aircraft Wings Designed?

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage.