Passenger planes could start flying in convoy like flocks of migrating geese to slash fuel use. Virgin Atlantic is among several airlines taking part in trials that may ultimately allow jets to fly in ...
Geese love the Susquehanna Valley and some stay year-round. Others migrate, which causes some people to wonder if their flying habits can tell us how long winter will last.In this Wild Moments segment ...
Airbus will have fuel-saving v-formation flight tests of two Airbus A350 aircraft with airline tests as early as 2021 with flights over oceans. Flying in v-formation could reduce fuel usage by 5-10%.
There is much that can be learned and put into practice regarding teamwork from studying the actions of geese. Every fall thousands of geese fly south from Canada to the southern part of the United ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...