For centuries before its modern incarnation, the aircraft confounded inventors. Its evolving architecture, from Leonardo da Vinci’s rough sketches of a flying machine to batwing-like gliders created during the 19th century, became the blueprints for the Wright brothers’ first plane from Kitty Hawk and today’s ultramodern commercial jets.
Aircraft design continues to evolve, as engineers boost airplane performance with cutting-edge technologies. At North Carolina State Univ. (NCSU), researchers have developed a material that outperforms aluminum, the standard base for airplane wings...
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