In this explanation video you'll learn how an aircraft is controlled with the help of great graphics, you'll understand the ...
A NASA flight research project, designed to test a derivative of the Wright Brothers’ concept of wing-warping to control aircraft turns, indicates the concept works, even at supersonic speeds. This ...
The pilot in command's tradition of sitting on the left evolved from early tandem aircraft to side-by-side cockpits, with various theories explaining this specific placement. One theory suggests the ...
A research team has demonstrated the use of a novel control method in an aircraft with no tail. The technology allows an aircraft to be as smooth and sleek as possible, making it safer to fly in ...
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How Aircraft Tails Have Changed over Time

Fighter plane tails were dramatically reshaped after the advent of “fly-by-wire” controls, rendering the aircraft’s stability irrelevant.
Landing a plane on an aircraft carrier is hard, especially if you're flying the jet aviators have declared the most difficult ...
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In February, Reliable Robotics completed a series of remotely operated test flights directed by a pilot stationed in its Mountain View headquarters over fifty miles ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teledyne Controls, LLC, the aircraft data management business and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has obtained FAA ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne Controls, LLC, the aircraft data management business and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has obtained FAA ...