Post-stall maneuvering” gives a plane excellent maneuverability—but the equipment needed to boost it comes with tradeoffs, as ...
US investigators believe the pilots of a Hawker 900XP were insufficiently prepared for a post-maintenance stall test, during ...
The NTSB determined the fatal Hawker 900XP crash during a post-maintenance stall test was caused by the flight crew's ...
With loss of control still the primary cause of aircraft fatalities, the FAA last year released the new Airmen Certification Standards, some aspects of it controversial, to replace the practical test ...
A Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu crashed as it descended towards the city of Pokhara in Nepal on Sunday, killing at least 69 of the 72 people on board, according to the country's Civil Aviation ...
Pilots sometimes need to operate at slow speeds—during tight turns and landings, for instance—and good low-speed handling is ...
Making aircraft wings buzz could one day save lives or lead to more efficient aircraft, says an aerospace engineer. Experiments suggest it would reduce the chance of small aircraft stalling. Ian ...
Typically, a low-viscosity mix of glycol and water, a Type I fluid melts and washes away the ice. However, it cannot prevent ...
DESPITE two catastrophic air crashes (the disappearance of MH370 over the Indian ocean, and the shooting down of MH17 over Ukraine), 2014 was the safest year on record for civil aviation—with only one ...
Alhind Air, which received its no-objection certificate (NOC) from the ministry of civil aviation in December 2025, may face ...