In space, NASA is grappling with potential ISS funding issues, but on Earth, the agency is working hard to improve the efficiency of flight via wings that can fold while an aircraft is flying. It's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boeing's new flagship 777X aircraft is the first commercial plane with folding wingtips. Airport gate space concerns ignited the ...

The wingspan of the upcoming versions of the Boeing 777 series commercial plane is so big it can't fit at a standard airport gate, so the company had to get special approval to engineer wing tips that ...

This article has been corrected to remove Cathay Pacific from the list of A380 customers. The FAA has issued final approval of an innovative composite folding wing for the Boeing 777X aircraft, a ...

With the help of high-speed cameras and a little tweak in the ladybug's spotted wing cases, scientists have finally discovered the mystery of how ladybugs fold their hind wings. The ladybug's natural ...

Airport gate space concerns ignited the need for the new folding mechanism. The aircraft has garnered 481 orders from carriers such as British Airways, Emirates, and Lufthansa. Boeing's latest ...