Malaysia Airlines referred to the the recovered part as a "flaperon." — -- The plane part that was discovered on Reunion Island off the coast of Madagascar was determined to be part of Malaysia ...

Flaperons are control surfaces on the wing of an aircraft that help to stabilize the plane during low-speed flying during take-off and landing. Flaperons combine the functions of flaps and ailerons.

The plane part that was discovered on Reunion Island off the coast of Madagascar was determined to be part of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Malaysian officials announced Wednesday. So what exactly ...

A broken part from what appears to be a Boeing 777 was discovered on Wednesday on Reunion Island, a French island in the Indian Ocean just east of Madagascar. Though it has yet to be confirmed, the ...

GOODRICH CORP. will supply a high-temperature, composite flaperon control surface to be tested on Boeing's X-37 reusable launch vehicle under a contract from NASA's Langley Research Center. The ...