If you've ever wondered what the curved ends on the sides of a plane's wings are for, this is what they do.

Why does the Boeing 737 MAX wear such distinctive, split-tip winglets compared to earlier generations of the aircraft? At first glance, these sculpted tips are both futuristic and unusual, but the ...

Throughout the history of aeronautics, people have experimented with various ways of ending wings. The most common tip treatment has been some variation on a simple rounded cap -- for a long time ...

Millions of consumers trust airlines with their lives each day, but few passengers understand how these massive flying tubes stay airborne and why they look the way they do. I don't remember jets ...