I read “Exit Excursions” ( AW&ST March 24, p. 42) with interest, because when I was a performance engineer at Douglas Aircraft, none of the FAA-approved landing distance information for the MD-series ...

Standard procedures require crews to commit to a full-stop landing once reverse-thrust has been selected. But analysis of flight data indicated that the level of adherence to procedures during ...

When you're flying on a commercial jet, you naturally become very familiar with the sound and feeling of the powerful turbine engines. As you take off, you can feel their rumbling muscle rocketing the ...

Question: Do they really reverse the engines after landing to slow the aircraft? If so, doesn't this put a huge strain on the engines? — Submitted by reader Andy, Granada Hills, Calif. Answer: Reverse ...

An Israel Aircraft Industries’ IAI 1124 Westwind business jet rolled over and crashed while on approach to Sundance Airport (HSD) in Yukon, Oklahoma, on March 18, 2019. A video surveillance camera at ...