The Airbus A350-1000's 6-wheel main landing gear is a mechanical necessity driven by weight, physics, and airport ...

Airline carry-on rules aren’t what they used to be. Here’s how policies differ and why overhead bin tension is rising.

Abstract: The avionics system plays a critical role in ensuring the operation of an aircraft, facilitating communication between the aircraft and ground, detecting and displaying aircraft status, as ...

This raises an interesting question: why did Airbus add two additional wheels to the A350-1000 while Boeing kept the same four-wheel configuration across the entire 787 family? The answer comes down ...

Abstract: In this article, the reliability assessment methods for the exponential load-sharing system is proposed based on the system accelerated life testing data under the equal load-sharing rule.

The hypersonic aircraft Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 has completed its maiden flight. A first important step to test high-speed flights later.

Each occupant of a turbine-powered aircraft is assumed to weigh 200 lb., thus allowing for stowed luggage and carry-on items. In the case of piston-engine airplanes, we assume each occupant weighs 170 ...

Confusing advice and on-again-off-again airport closures are complicating the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of foreigners stranded in the conflict zone around the Persian Gulf. In a region that ...

The U.S. Air Force is accelerating its wingman drone program. Updates on CCA names, software, weapons testing, and engines ...

A newly granted patent unveiled an innovative energy-dissipation device designed to protect buildings, infrastructure, and ...