Why giant parachutes won’t work on airliners—exploring the physics, safety philosophy, and engineering realities behind modern commercial aviation.
Andreas Lubitz gave a cryptic reply before locking his captain out of the cockpit and crashing Germanwings Flight 9525 into ...
For decades, the United States has relied on aircraft not just to fight wars, but to project power across the globe faster ...
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Does “Terrain-Following Radar” Still Matter?
The development of terrain-following radar was vital to allowing aircraft to safely fly at low altitudes, where they could ...
The EU is studying a stealth-focused turboprop light attack aircraft to address an aging fleet and low-intensity mission ...
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US firm to deploy next-gen surveillance radars to enhance safety, reduce complexity
Collins Aerospace will deliver next-generation cooperative and non-cooperative radar systems, giving air traffic controllers ...
The Boeing 747-400 and the Airbus A350 represent two very different eras of long-haul commercial aviation. The 747-400, often ...
Designers said the aircraft has a maximum operating altitude of 8 kilometers and a maximum range of 1,800 km. It requires a ...
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China’s high‑altitude 1,118‑mile‑range unmanned cargo plane aces maiden flight
China’s domestically developed ton-class unmanned transport aircraft, Tianma-1000, completed its maiden flight on January 11.
According to the measures, by 2028, the core industry of Shanghai's low-altitude economy should reach a scale of ...
VTOL noise is emerging as the key constraint on urban air mobility, shaping aircraft design, routing, vertiport planning and ...
The profitability of international aviation is being structurally weakened by forced rerouting, asset exposure and ...
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