Yes. Once an aircraft comes out of the final assembly line it is handed over to the…
Like many things in aviation, the development of composite materials used in aviation is a long and…
Swept-wing aircraft are longitudinally stable in the same way that fixed-wing aircraft are: by placing the center…
When orbiters were transported atop one of the 747s, they were attached by the same three attachment…
Maybe – or maybe not. If you consider that the A330 is a twin engine version of…
To differentiate Airbus A320 from Boeing 737, there’s the cut top corner of the last windshield window…
Very little – 10% or less of the total weight on a commercial aircraft. The main gear…
The Airbus A320, A330 and A340 has a mechanically controlled rudder and a Trimmable horizontal stabilizer (THS)….
The Taca 110 flight is a great example, it landed after losing both engines. After the investigation…
The B-52 is a long-range heavy bomber that was designed by Boeing in 1948 and first flown…