When operating at the higher speeds, being maneuverable and agile is likely a greater advantage than being stealthy—making canards a vital, if imperfect, feature. America’s newest sixth-generation ...

At the 2020 World UAV Conference in Shenzhen, Chinese heavy drone company Autoflight unveiled a big new canard-style electric VTOL cargo drone, and announced its intentions to develop a similar ...

The author clarifies the distinction between "canard" and "three-surface" aircraft configurations, asserting the Piaggio Avanti is a three-surface design because its pitch control is handled by an aft ...

China’s J-20A Mighty Dragon is the sharp edge of Beijing’s push to end American air dominance in the Indo-Pacific. -Powered by indigenous WS-10C engines and optimized for front-aspect stealth, the ...

An analysis is made of the interrelationship of the longitudinal parameters important to the aerodynamic design of an efficient canard or tandem wing configuration. It is shown that theoretical ...

Sometimes, the simplest ideas, the ones that crop up when having a drink with a friend, can become solid and brilliant projects. Jorge Gómez knows something about that. Over a year ago, he set up ...

After several years of development DARPA has successfully completed flight-testing of one of the most novel, and odd-looking, aircraft designs we've seen in some time – the sub-scale electric X-Plane.