Fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are huge priorities in the aviation industry – passenger airliners chew through amazing quantities of fuel. Take the Boeing 747, which guzzles somewhere ...

(Phys.org)—An airplane's vortex generators, which look like small fins on its surface, improve the plane's aerodynamics similar to the way in which the dimples on a golf ball improve the ball's ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 114, SECTION 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CAR: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS JOURNAL (2005), pp. 612-624 (13 pages) Recent results are presented from the application of a grid-free vortex ...

Vortex Splash Guards Technologies has introduced a new aerodynamic air flow mud flap, which performs like an air routing system that also helps facilitate cooler running brakes and tires. Vortex's ...

Wind Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 1, Special Issue Title: North American Wind Energy Academy (NAWEA) Symposium Papers (February 2019), pp. 47-63 (17 pages) A prescribed-wake vortex model for evaluating ...

Scientists from Hiroshima University undertook a study of dragonfly wings in order to better understand the relationship between a corrugated wing structure and vortex motions. They discovered that ...

Russian researchers have completed another phase of analysis of the domestically-powered Yakovlev SJ-100, examining its aerodynamic characteristics during take-off and landing. The latest version of ...

Vortex. Vortices. Swirls of air trailing behind wings as they produce lift. You know from the movies what happens to a jet flying through another jet's wake, but what happens to a missile's tail fins ...

Aerodynamic characteristics around the fifth wheel and the trailer’s rear are difficult to manage. The trailer gap is a necessary open space that allows for full articulation as the rig maneuvers in ...

Landing gear noise reduction and aerodynamics represent critical facets of modern aircraft design. The integration of noise abatement measures with improved aerodynamic performance not only enhances ...