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Whenever there is an aviation incident, one of the most important tasks of the accident investigation team is to find the 'black box' on the plane. So why is the aircraf…
Stealth, should be understood as a range of technologies, designs, production methods, and combat tactics.
The AN-225 is dubbed the 'record breaking aircraft' when it has set 124 world records for speed, altitude and overhead mass.
Roc transport aircraft with a wingspan of 117 m, more than twice as long as conventional commercial aircraft, successfully took off for the 4th time.
Lufthansa and BASF have developed the AeroShark abrasive film that reduces fuel consumption and emissions for all aircraft.
Engineers are taking advantage of equipment available at the Texas facility to complete structural testing of the X-59 supersonic aircraft.
What happens when the plane makes an emergency landing? At this time, the plane may tilt, or drop suddenly, some passengers can smell smoke, the captain announces via th…
American startup Natilus unveiled the N3.8T unmanned aerial vehicle concept for higher transport efficiency and more environmental friendliness.
The design that combines a high-speed jet system with an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft of Valkyrie Systems Aerospace promises to reach subsonic speeds.
Space Transportation (China) recently announced that it is developing a new aircraft model, in which it can take off
Although first flown more than 60 years ago, the North American X-15 is still the world's fastest manned aircraft with its distinctive design, unusual take-off and landi…
Every country that manufactures military aircraft wants to own stealth technology that helps the aircraft avoid detection by enemy radars.
In the 1950s, a small group of engineers began working on a secret program called Project 1794 that aimed to develop a hypersonic vehicle (flying saucer) designed to sho…
Designing a lighter-than-air plane could help explore the clouds in the Venusian upper atmosphere in the future and detect signs of ancient life.
Chinese researchers say they have built a prototype of a supersonic flight engine based on a NASA design