As suggested by its name, the Tropfenwagen had a teardrop-type shape which enhanced its aerodynamic properties. You would never realize it at first, seeing it in profile. The teardrop shape can ...

Like any distinctive nose does, the hump over the cockpit of the Boeing 747 sets it apart. What's the reason for the 747's ...

Whenever we plan a new car, we like to achieve the impossible. No-one thought that a very fast and very safe front-drive car could ever be produced. We did. These are the words of Citroën’s Claude ...

An air dam is a result of nearly a century of iterative aerodynamic design. Beginning in the 1920s, wind tunnel testing brought us decades of radical, teardrop-shaped designs like the Chrysler ...

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Jack Richardson reports from the 2025 Sustainable Skies Summit where the aviation sector gathered to explore how ...

Otto Aviation has emerged as a company defying expectations and challenging long-held conventions. Its latest ambitious ...

The Ioniq 9 is Hyundai’s biggest electric SUV yet and its first battery-powered offering in the three-row market.

They’re also different to out-and-out triathlon or TT helmets (often referred to as aero helmets), which often have a teardrop shape and a tail at the rear. These are typically more aerodynamic, but ...

Aerodynamic shape optimisation and design represent a critical domain in modern engineering, integrating advanced computational techniques with physics‐based models to enhance the aerodynamic ...

Where will the next big leap in aerospace design stem from? Some bank on the promise of advanced materials; others tout ...