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NASA scientists have created aircraft coatings that mitigate ice adhesion during the entire aircraft flight profile

Ice formation on aircraft surfaces affects performance by increasing weight, creating drag, and loss of lift. In general, icing can occur: 1) while the aircraft is…

Airbus patents a deflector to aid in take-off

Aircrafts with engines attached to the fuselage are well-known, such as the DC-9 aircraft. Now Airbus has found a way to efficiently tap into the…

This Week in Patents – May 09 – 15

NASA invents Bug-Proof Airplane Wings

Flight tests have shown that insect impacts on wing leading edge surfaces can leave residue with critical heights sufficient to disrupt laminar flow and decrease…

On May 8, 1925, Donald Bradner and Oglesby Nicholas patented a process of producing smoke clouds from moving aircraft - This Day in Patent History

The smoke producing liquids are dropped from an aircraft, wherein the liquid reacts with one or more of the constituents of the air or atmosphere…

This Day in Patent History - On May 4, 1943, aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky received a patent for helicopter controls

On May 4, 2016, aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky received a patent for helicopter controls. He was born in Russia. He immigrated to the United States…

NASA spacecrafts can now sense pain

Drawing inspiration from living beings, NASA intends to put “pain” receptors throughout in the outer shell of spacecrafts. The result: the space crafts exterior turns…

Boeing ends the wild goose chase for empty cabin space

Finding space for your hand baggage on an airplane is a frustrating experience. This is particularly true when the space reserved for you is already…