How airplane disasters actually work, according to a former pilot

Captain Richard de Crespigny recounts landing Qantas Flight 32 after a midair engine explosion and shares lessons in crisis ...

How do airplanes stay up in the sky? 4 forces of flight every aviation enthusiast should know

Aerodynamics explains how airplanes fly through the interplay of four fundamental forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Lift opposes gravity, thrust propels forward, and drag resists motion. Pilots ...

Science behind how airplanes can fly in mid-air

Science made possible for 1 million pound machines to fly.

Part of his plane broke, but this Columbus pilot still won national championship

For most people, if something like that happened, it would completely throw them off the rails,” the U.S. team manager said.

What Happens If You Don't Put Your Phone On Airplane Mode During A Flight?

The potential impact of one phone without airplane mode enabled on an aircraft is essentially negligible. Even with multiple ...
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NTSB: Post-Maintenance Stall Test Flown by Crew, Not Test Pilot, Preceded Fatal Hawker Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday released the preliminary report on the crash of the Hawker 800XP ...

How green can we make air travel? And how soon?

Small, battery-powered planes are on the way. But building large, zero-emission airliners is a daunting challenge.