Spotting an aircraft carrier is easy thanks to its island superstructure, but why is it almost always on the right side? The answer lies in aviation physics.

Could the secret to transforming propeller design lie in the dimples of a golf ball? It might sound far-fetched, but the same aerodynamic principles that allow a golf ball to soar farther and faster ...

In the early 1950s, the U.S. Navy needed a carrier-based aircraft that could take off without the help of a catapult. What came out of that order was an Air Force plane with a propeller that spun ...