Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency.

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Meanwhile, Captain (Rtd) Dr Ahmad Damanhuri Ibrahim, 70, said piloting remote-controlled airplanes is not as simple as it seems. "Even though I have flown light aircraft before, I still face ...

A key advantage of remote-controlled robots is that they do not require the kind of complex programming found in automated robots, such as industrial robots that work in factories. This means that ...

One of the most important considerations when flying remote-controlled airplanes is weight. Especially if the airplane has a motor, this has a huge potential impact on weight. For this reason ...

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which is able to push back airplanes weighing up to 130 tons. We had a 15-minute training session before being allowed to operate the remote-controlled machine. The mototok is helping reduce ...

Raphael Pirker used to fly traditional remote-controlled airplanes, but he can’t remember now what the thrill of it was. He no longer settles for watching model aircraft fly around over his head ...

Author Mark Bowden writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Though unmanned, remote-controlled drones had ... balloons in the Civil War and from airplanes in the 20th century, but only until ...

This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Remote-controlled drones have become an invaluable tool for government agencies, researchers, filmmakers—anyone ...