The forward projections on Cessna Skylane elevators are "balances," which are common on many aircraft, though their appearance varies. Airplanes use two main types of control-surface balance: ...
Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate recently secured a patent for their control surface technology after successfully developing and demonstrating ...
DARPA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a phase 2 contract for its CRANE (Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors) program, following wind tunnel testing of a small-scale X-plane that ...