Birds & Blooms on MSN

All About Bird Wings and Flight Feathers

Whether they’re opening for takeoff, spreading wide for a lazy soar or flapping to brake for landing, bird wings make flying look almost effortless.
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Germany tests shape-shifting wings that morph mid-flight to boost flight safety

German engineers have tested aircraft wings that physically change shape during flight, even during ...
Aviation Week

NASA Set For Next-Gen Airliner Wing Laminar Flow Flight Tests

Credit: NASA/Christopher LC Clark NASA is poised to begin flight tests of a representative stub wing section that is aimed at dramatically enhancing the drag-reducing benefits of natural laminar flow ...