The two contending planes featured in "Battle of the X-Planes" make use of radically different wing designs: one uses a triangular-shaped delta wing; the other, traditional wings. Each design has its ...

The following question, "How does an airfoil create lift?" comes from Ms. Gillespie's class. I love watching airplanes take off at the airport. I think it’s an amazing feat of human engineering that ...

As the angle of attack is increased on a high-performance airfoil, a small amount of separation occurs near the leading edge. This separation causes the boundary layer to transition from laminar to ...