DARPA's X-65, that replaces conventional aircraft flight controls with puffs of air, is coming together at Boeing subsidiary ...

An experienced pilot with 3,000 hours total time, but only 8.4 hours in a Super Petrel amphibious airplane, crashed into power lines over Lake Hickory due to an apparent lack of familiarity with the ...

Among the strangest kinds of aircraft ever manufactured came from Boeing, a well-known large plane manufacturer. One of these ...

The Fairey Rotodyne looked nothing like a normal aircraft. With a bulky fuselage, stubby wings, and rotor blades the length ...

Air travel is filled with intriguing features that often go unnoticed. Airplanes, in particular, are designed with elements that serve specific purposes to improve safety and efficiency. Understanding ...

During the 1970s and 1980s, NASA worked on an experimental aircraft research project that examined Short Takeoff and Landing technology. Thus, the Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft was born, a ...

American Airlines passenger Chris Olsen was assigned "weird airplane seats" where passengers are seated next to the flight attendant. Ingenious or just plane weird? An American Airlines passenger ...

A video of a "weird" plane seat where you can "jump right over to the emergency exit" has gone viral on TikTok. The video was captured by Chris Olsen (@jetset.genius), who lives in San Diego and works ...

A recent version of the transonic truss-braced wing concept in a wind tunnel at NASA's Langley Research Center. They carried out testing between September and November, 2019. (Harlen Capen / NASA /) ...