The conditions outside a cruising airliner are those of intense cold, thin air, and potentially lethal atmospheric conditions ...

A KC-46 tanker lost its boom during an F-22 refueling mission, adding to safety concerns around the aircraft's troubled boom system.

The extensive use of composite materials allows the Boeing 787 to have larger windows than previous-generation aircraft.

Aircraft automation In 1914, an American, Lawrence Sperry, demonstrated gyroscope-stabilised, straight-and-level flight in ...

Fixed-wing aircraft have retractable landing gear and engine ... preserving reinforced strength and enhancing fatigue life. Once formed, the structure is bonded into a hybrid assembly, integrating ...

The jet's wing flex allows the aircraft to withstand challenging outside conditions while limiting disturbance for passengers ...

Before strapping into the cockpit of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for missions that can stretch beyond 40 ...

Every incident in this industry is an immediate reminder of what can go wrong,” a sobering quote shared by Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury in the wake of the recent Air India Boeing 787 crash, highlights ...

A year before Tuesday's Air India crash in Ahmedabad, which involved a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a whistleblower had flagged structural flaws in the manufacturing of the wide-body jet, alleging unsafe ...

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed Thursday in India had been plagued with engineering issues—despite being hailed as one of the world’s safest commercial aircraft.

As investigations continue into the cause of the crash, here’s a closer look at the aircraft’s key features and the technology ...

The contract will continue aircraft life extension programs, such as fatigue testing that this T-38 Talon supersonic trainer underwent in SwRI’s structural testing laboratory. view more ...