From a KITPLANES reader: Why do vortex generators creating turbulence help wings create lift at high angles of attack? Good question Shawn, and thanks for reading. I'm going to preface my answer with ...

University of New South Wales researchers have created vortex generators that can reportedly reduce the operating solar module temperature by up to 2.5 C. They built two different prototypes, based on ...

Vortex generators, tiny aerodynamic fins strategically positioned on wind turbine blades, can dramatically enhance their efficiency. Research illustrates that these devices can boost power output by ...

While at the AOPA 2013 convention, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell had a chance to talk with Anni Brogan the President of Micro Aerodynamics Incorporated. Micro Aerodynamics develops and ...

Normally vortex generators have always been welded onto whatever aerodynamic surface requires their surface. Yet, these little aero-rakes are normally only required for very specific modes of a given ...

The retrofits will leave the carrier's entire fleet of Airbus A320s and A321s with the noise-reducing devices, which divert wind from passing over ports on the wing, preventing a whistling tone during ...

It's common to see line-shaped clouds in the sky, known as contrails, trailing behind the engines of a jet airplane. Recent research at the University of Illinois demonstrated that, although most wing ...