The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster than any bird, yet no manufactured device matches the graceful movements ...

Imagine you're learning to fly a plane when the unthinkable happens: a bird slams into the window while flying at night.

Birds are not necessarily faced with the same trade-off, as they have the potential to completely change the characteristics of their flight dynamics by morphing their wings and tail to suit different ...

The future airliner will have an open-fan turbofan engine According to the company, the next generation of Airbus airliners will feature wings that mimic those of birds, making them lighter ...

The “three-dimensional pattern of (wing) movement” has been a key point of study in ... but is shifting his focus to the study of bird flight. In this research, he is using both live birds and robots ...

Birds achieve flight control through complex ... a drone featuring morphing wings and tail that demonstrate remarkable stability. All the actuators! The LisEagle packs seven different actuation ...

A sighting of a ruby-throated hummingbird was reported Wednesday, April 16, at a Cortlandt Manor bird feeder in northern ...