The Supermarine Spitfire wasn’t just a fighter plane—it was a technological masterpiece that helped turn the tide of World War II. With its elliptical wings, powerful Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Professor Keane adds: "Another design benefit that laser sintering provides is the use of an elliptical wing planform. Aerodynamicists have, for decades, known that elliptical wings offer drag ...

What would be the advantage of a tandem wing design like that in the Blériot VI? How did the shape, size, and placement of the wings or tail change over time? What might be some reasons for any ...

The concept has been around since the 1940s but has attracted renewed attention because of its efficient elliptical ... flying-wing stealth bombers - an even more radical bat-wing design - though ...

Professor Keane adds: "Another design benefit that laser sintering provides is the use of an elliptical wing planform. Aerodynamicists have, for decades, known that elliptical wings offer drag ...