An aircraft that resembles a four-point ninja star could go into supersonic mode by simply turning 90 degrees in midair. The unusual "flying wing" concept has won $100,000 in NASA funding to ...

The supersonic, bidirectional flying wing idea comes from a team headed by Ge-Cheng Zha, an aerospace engineer at the University of Miami, and inlcuding collaborators from Florida State University.

The supersonic bi-directional flying wing (SBiDir-FW) aircraft in high-speed (left) and low-speed configurations (Image: NASA) View gallery - 4 images ...

This is another NASA NIAC phase 1 funded study. A supersonic bi-directional (SBiDir) flying wing (FW) has the potential to revolutionize supersonic flight with virtually zero sonic boom and ultra-high ...

The flying wing design is niche and rare today, but the concept has been the focus of study for 100 years. The flying wing design is intuitive but relatively rare. As the name implies, a flying ...

THE INCREDIBLE plan for a “wonky wing” supersonic plane of the future “defied nature” with its mind-bending design. The aircraft’s design saw it adopt just a single wi… ...

Back in the 1940's, scientists suggested that a plane with uneven, or oblique, wings might be the best shape for supersonic travel. Sixty years later, no one has been able to make a working, Mach ...

Today, the only successful flying wing aircraft is the B-2 Spirit, soon to be replaced by another flying wing, the B-21 Raider. Let’s take a closer look at the features and characteristics of ...

Oblique flying wing (OFW) aircraft could fly in close formation supersonically for significant fuel savings, according to a year-long study sponsored by the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL ...

The Concorde, the iconic supersonic passenger jet, remains one of the most impressive feats in aviation history. Flying at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2), the Concorde could cross the Atlantic in ...

Almost two years after rolling out its prototype supersonic demonstrator, the XB1, Boom has unveiled a major redesign for its much anticipated Overture airliner, which will fly at twice the speed ...

An aircraft that resembles a four-point ninja star could go into supersonic mode by simply turning 90 degrees in midair. The unusual "flying wing" concept has won $100,000 in NASA funding to ...