The Supermarine Spitfire wasn’t just a fighter plane—it was a technological masterpiece that helped turn the tide of World ...

The finished Spitfire was a gorgeous aircraft. Catching the eye is the elliptical wing design—designed both to avoid creating drag, but also to be thick enough to house the retractable landing ...

Still, the success of one design with a conspicuous characteristic could not help influencing others. The purported virtue of the elliptical wing was that, theoretically at least, it would ...

For example, the Spitfire wing with its elliptical shape was recognized as an efficient design. But it was notoriously difficult and expensive to manufacture. Because laser sintering removes ...