Warplanes from the air force, navy and army will fly in formations highlighting their joint combat operations, according to ...

There's a reason why World War II bombers fly in formation, and it all has to do with efficiency. Here's how the arrangements ...

An experimental Airbus concept shows airplanes flying in formation to save fuel. This concept carefully capitalizes on wake turbulence, which engineers have fought against for more than a century.

A U.S. Army Medevac Unit honored the Tampa Bay Area with a Final Formation flight. Black Hawk helicopters flew a flight plan ...

For the past 20 years, Mooney Caravan pilots have gathered to fly into EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in a mass formation flight. Last year, 53 Mooneys participated in the Caravan. The ...

OMG.This time, the three pilots are flying in formation with Patrouille de France's Alphajets, one of the best precision aerobatics teams in the world. According to the press release, the jetpack ...

The maneuver, suggested by flight leader Jeff Edwards, was aimed to get the pilots out of the sun's glare. But Somerton’s high-winged Cessna 170B flew into Edmonson's low-winged Grumman American ...

Aircraft flying in formation create vortices around the wing tips, which cause drag. However, another aircraft flying through those vortices will experience less drag and more efficient flight.

Scientists who study this phenomenon say the V formation reduces drag and adds lift for each goose. By flying together in this way, they increase their range by 71%.

As part of the Formation Flight Impact on Climate (FORMIC) project, researchers used software tools to calculate which long-haul flights are suitable for formations comprising two aircraft. Studies ...

Scientists think they have worked out how birds can fly such huge distances around the world - and it's all down to formation.

The flying V formation allows the birds to save at least 50 percent of their energy, which will allow them to fly nearly twice as far using the same amount of energy.