Analysis of eVTOL batteries reveals unique operating demands. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak…
Browsing: Aeronautics
Aeronautics is the science and engineering of flight within the Earth’s atmosphere, encompassing the design, development, production, and operation of aircraft. This field covers a wide range of activities from commercial airline operations and military aircraft to the development of drones and space vehicles designed for atmospheric entry. Aeronautics includes disciplines such as aerodynamics, which studies the motion of air and the forces acting on aircraft; aeroelasticity, which examines the interaction between aerodynamic forces and structural flexibility; and avionics, which involves the electronic systems used in aviation. Advances in aeronautics have led to improvements in speed, safety, and efficiency, dramatically impacting global transportation and enabling quick and reliable international travel and cargo shipment. The field continuously evolves with technological innovations aimed at achieving greater fuel efficiency, reduced emissions, and enhanced capabilities in both civil and military aviation.
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft, developed with Lockheed Martin, aims to enable faster air travel…
Graduate student uses modal analysis to uncover new insights on transonic airfoil shocks. Armando Collazo…
During 64 years at MIT, the Institute Professor Emerita has been a trailblazer in aerospace…
On the ground, windy conditions strengthen these electrical flashes, but new experiments tell a different…
A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing,…
“We never dreamt that it would be this clear, this beautiful.” Physical Scientist J.T. Heineck…
Integrating nanoscale fibers such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into commercial applications, from coatings for aircraft…
To build more aerodynamic machines, researchers are drawing inspiration from an unlikely source: the ocean.…
A team of engineers at MIT has developed a method for designing efficient computer chips…
Aerospace engineers believe that fuel consumption can be reduced by embedding an aircraft’s engines into…
Engineers at MIT and NASA have developed a new kind of bendable, “morphing” wing that…
Using carbon nanotube “stitches,” aerospace engineers from MIT have found a way to strengthen composites,…
Using a peer-review process that evaluated innovativeness and technical viability, NASA has selected eight technology…
NASA’s aeronautical innovators are preparing to put in the sky an array of new experimental…
NASA’s award of a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration…
New research from MIT shows that stopping at the moon may be the best option…
NASA scientists believe distributed electric propulsion is set to usher in a new era of…