Manufacturing missteps and waning demand grounded the beloved high-performance aircraft from the postwar GA boom.

Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...

Ramy RC, a master builder known for constructing remote-controlled jets the size of actual cars, teamed up with Natilus to ...

A 68-year-old paraglider died after crashing into the mountainside at Makapuu Ridge in Waimanalo this afternoon, according to the Honolulu Fire Department. HFD received a 911 call at about 2:18 p.m.

From sticky seeds clinging to pant legs to silent hunters flying at night, animals solve problems in clever ways. Engineers study those survival tricks and turn them into tools, vehicles, and medical ...

LA VERKIN, Utah — A paraglider died after getting caught in power lines in La Verkin Thursday evening. At 5:45 p.m., officers responded to Confluence Park after receiving reports of a glider caught in ...

If you've ever watched a Boeing 787 Dreamliner take off and thought, "Wait, are those wings made of rubber?" — well, you're not alone in wondering about them. They really do bend that much. In fact, ...

An inquiry found that extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner’s death in a paragliding crash was caused by human error. Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster ...

An 18-year-old from Olympia, Washington, has just taken a significant step toward transforming the way we think about aviation. Kevin Shen’s new take on oblique-wing design not only achieves a higher ...

San Diego Museum of Art’s planned redesign of its west wing was honored Wednesday with a prestigious award as part of San Diego Design Week. The San Diego-based Design Forward Alliance honored the ...

The paraglider operator was found breathing but unresponsive and was quickly transported for medical evaluation and treatment. The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the paraglider crash ...