Swept-back ones that are very good at supersonic speeds – that’s when going faster than the speed of sound, but are no match when it comes to endurance. Wings also need to be very strong to give the ...

VTOLs or Vertical Take-Off and Landing vehicles take off vertically… straight up, then fly like a plane before landing again vertically. They sound fantasy, but by the year 2030, you might be hopping ...