If you've ever seen a military jet fighter in person, you may have noticed that the wings have a distinctive shape to them, angling downward from the fuselage to their tips. These are known as swept ...

The experimental Su-47 Russian demonstrator fighter jet was somewhat of a short-lived demonstrator, yet numerous public accounts suggest that its innovations propelled development of the country's two ...

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage. The wing of a fighter ...