The Boeing 777X represents one of the most ambitious engineering projects in modern commercial aviation. Designed as the next evolution of Boeing’s long-running 777 family, the aircraft combines a ...

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 ...

If you've ever visited an aviation museum like the San Diego Air & Space Museum, you're probably familiar with the F4U-7 Corsair, a striking World War II-era fighter that is notable for its gull wings ...

For decades, the overall shape of a passenger aircraft has remained largely the same, with a central fuselage flanked by a pair of wings that hold the fuel tanks and, most of the time, the engines. It ...

Inside the massive testing hangars across Seattle and Everett, the world's biggest jetliners are turned into mechanical lab rats. Hydraulic actuators yank their wings skyward, compressors simulate ...