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 wing ...

Peek out the window on an A350 flight and you’ll see wings that bend, flex, and adapt in order to make long-haul flying smoother and more efficient.

In the 1940s, Jack Northrop’s flying wings were meant to revolutionize aviation - sleek, fast, and efficient. But innovation outpaced technology, and the dream collapsed before it could fly.

Natilus' futuristic "blended-wing body" plane builds the cabin into the wing.Natilus Another airline is placing bets on the radical "flying wing" plane that industry professionals foresee as the ...

The Rotor Blown Wing is a hybrid-electric, fully autonomous flying wing aircraft. Credit: Sikorsky NASHVILLE—Sikorsky plans to fly a Group 3 design of its Rotor Blown Wing next month as the company ...

Chinese media described the large unmanned flying wing drone as a stealth-centric, long endurance, persistent reconnaissance and early warning aircraft. China’s massive CH-7 UAV was captured flying ...

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage. The wing of a fighter ...

November 16, 2025: GJ-11 is the latest Chinese combat drone. It is a nine-ton tailless delta-shaped unmanned aircraft with a single engine and an internal weapons that can hold two tons of guided ...