I don't remember the aviation industry ever being as dynamic as it is today. Everywhere you look, people and companies are working on new aircraft designs, be they in the form of helicopters, VTOLs, ...

There are two main types of fluid flow - laminar flow, in which the fluid flows smoothly in layers, and turbulent flow, which is characterised by chaotic motion and large amounts of mixing. In this ...

Vertical Laminar Flow Cabinets are self-contained laboratory workstations that are suitable for shielding samples from particle contamination. How does a Laminar Flow Cabinet work? The front face of ...

Laminar flow hoods are used to protect personnel, samples, and the environment from exposure to biological hazards and cross-contamination. Laminar flow hoods are divided into two categories: ...

A US company called Otto Aviation has revealed a prototype of an efficient, long-range, fuel-powered passenger aircraft called Celera 500L. The company has completed 31 test flights of the prototype, ...

Natural laminar flow is a known means of reducing aircraft drag and energy consumption, but its practical implementation is difficult on commercial airliners that cruise at transonic speeds and ...

It is fair to say that business aviation, and commercial aviation broadly, is a conservative place when it comes to aircraft design. Sure, new technologies and materials have been incorporated over ...