(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 ...

ANACORTES — Anni Brogan, president of Micro AeroDynamics, walked into the company’s hangar at the Anacortes Airport, where a 1946 single-engine aircraft sat idle. She approached the red and white ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline™, today announces plans to retrofit its entire Airbus fleet with noise-reducing vortex generators. This move reflects ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Jetstar recently announced that from February 2024, new Airbus A321 planes equipped with “vortex generators” would be used over Brisbane ...

A team of evolutionary biologists and engineers have demonstrated a new structure inspired by shark skin that could improve the aerodynamic performance of planes, wind turbines, drones, and cars. The ...

Engineers in Sweden hope to improve the efficiency of trucks by using a novel electronic vortex generator to reduce drag. Vortex generators are already widely used in the aerospace industry to enhance ...