EurekAlert!

Effect of coupled wing motion on the aerodynamic performance during different flight stages of pigeon

(A) The flight experiment scene consists of a 16 m × 5 m × 3 m space, with 30 motion capture cameras set up. The pigeon takes off from a perch at one end and lands at the other. (B) Markers on the ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Wing flap breaks on Delta plane mid-flight between Orlando, Texas

ATLANTA - A Delta Air Lines flight landed safely in Texas on Tuesday after part of a Boeing 737’s wing broke off during descent. What we know: Delta Flight 1893 was carrying 62 passengers and six crew ...
AOL

Part of Delta plane wing breaks off mid-flight: See video

A Delta Air Lines flight heading from Orlando to Austin experienced a malfunction that caused a part of one of its wings to detach. Delta flight 1893 flew from Florida to Texas on Aug. 19 with “a ...
SlashGear

What Happens If An Airplane's Wing Breaks Off Mid-Flight?

Earlier this week, a flap came loose on a Delta Air Lines operated Boeing 737 mid-flight. Fortunately, the plane landed safely and no one was injured. Parts falling off of a passenger jet's wing ...
Flightglobal

Sikorsky completes transition flights of rotor-blown-wing prototype

Sikorsky has successfully completed vertical-to-forward flight transitions of its autonomous rotor-blown-wing demonstrator, an all-electric aircraft the company is using to better understand the ...