Northrop's Tacit Blue stealth research demonstrator made its first flight from Groom Lake — better known as Area 51 — in 1982, eventually making approximately 130 test flights so classified that the U ...

While most landings follow a stable approach, almost all unstable approaches are followed by landing.

What are some of the flying characteristics that make an aircraft a good platform in instrument flight conditions? One aspect is static stability about the roll and yaw axes, typically referred to as ...

The tabs, invented by an engineering professor and flying enthusiast at Lehigh University, measure a few inches in length and weight. They rotate around an aluminum tube that is inserted into a ...

Naturally, there will be some skills that commercial and fighter pilots share. Both maneuver fixed-wing aircraft, but commercial and fighter planes are very different vehicles designed for very ...

The balancing act aircraft designers must achieve amazes me. Examples include trading useful load for a strong airframe, cabin volume for reduced drag and high cruise speeds for low-speed handling.