Where the original Eve eVTOL design ran a two-wing canard setup, with eight vertical lift props to complement two pusher props on the back, it seems the company has decided to go with something a bit ...

Developed after France split from the Eurofighter program, the Dassault Rafale became one of the most capable multi-role ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Burt Rutan invigorated the homebuilt aircraft movement when he began selling the plans to build his VariEze ('very ...

The MMVs feature a canard layout, with the main wing at the back and the tailplane at the front. This design keeps the center of weight low and to the rear, reducing the potential for overturning ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Burt Rutan transformed the whole ...

An analysis is made of the interrelationship of the longitudinal parameters important to the aerodynamic design of an efficient canard or tandem wing configuration. It is shown that theoretical ...

Business aviation is a spawning ground for innovation. By comparison, the history of commercial aviation in the past half-century has been downright boring insofar as unconventional airframe designs ...

It's really not debatable: aircraft builder Cobalt's Valkyrie is freakin' gorgeous, and supposedly the appeal inside the cockpit will match the plane's outer appearance. Beyond its looks, Cobalt ...

Count de Lambert, the first student of Wilbur Wright, attempted the English Channel crossing with a Wright Flyer but failed due to the aircraft's instability and a resulting accident. Louis Blériot ...

Where my ability to identify commercial planes is strong, my skill in terms of private planes is quite the opposite. I've always thought of business planes as cool, but few really stood out from the ...