The Gurney Flap. It’s not a legendary confrontation at a race track infield, or a lesser-known Robert Ludlum novel, or even some sort of aid to help keep patients attached to a stretcher. What it is ...

There isn’t much to the so-called Gurney flap: At its most basic, it’s just a little piece of material standing upright at the trailing edge of a wing. In fact, as the story goes, the first one was ...

Engineers and designers of the 2019 Silverado exterior implemented a host of improvements some owners will likely never even notice. But, it’s all for the greater good of refining the 2019 Silverado.

Dan Gurney died Sunday at age 86, and to say that he lived a full life would be an enormous understatement. He wasn't just one of the world's most prolific racing drivers, or the namesake of the ...

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow control accessory, known as a Gurney flap, can greatly improve wind turbine performance. To achieve the ...

Dan Gurney was a racing car driver, race car builder and it really wouldn’t be a stretch to call him an inventor. In the world of racing, he was active from 1959 to 1970 and he won races in Formula ...

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2022 -- Wind energy relies on efficient wind turbine blades, which act as airfoils, structures akin to an airplane wing. Air flow control accessories similar to those found in ...