Delhi's ban on refueling older vehicles, targeting those over 10 (diesel) and 15 (petrol) years, faces criticism from ex-IAF pilot Sanjeev Kapoor. He questions the policy's focus on personal vehicles ...

The Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” was a groundbreaking experimental aircraft with an all-wing design and propellers on the ...

Beta wants to move cargo first before expanding to passenger taxis. The privately held company has partnered with international shippers like UPS and others in New Zealand and Norway. It is beginning ...

The V-22 Osprey, operated by the United States Air Force, is a versatile military transport and cargo aircraft built by US aviation giant Boeing. It cost tens of billions of dollars to develop.

With a loaded weight of just over 3,000 pounds, the V-173 first flew on Nov. 23, 1942 following wind tunnel testing. Several Navy pilots flew the aircraft, as well as Charles A. Lindbergh.

Nicknamed the Flying Pancake, the V-173 cut against existing perceptions of what an aircraft was, or could be. As the name suggests, the V-173 was flat, with a flying wing shape that encompassed ...

The V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft are capable of taking off or landing like a helicopter, and flying like an airplane. They are manufactured by Bell Helicopter and Boeing.

On the other hand, aircraft-initiated strikes are observed the most are between 3 km and 5 km or 10,000 to 16,000 feet during the warm season. Once again, temperature is a key factor.

The services are barred from flying the controversial tiltrotor aircraft more than 30 minutes away from a suitable airfield to divert to in case anything goes wrong. That has caused some of the ...

The U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force are all flying and deploying their V-22 Ospreys again, after the Pentagon’s monthslong grounding was lifted in March. “We’re back to flying.

The U.S. military will allow its fleet of V-22 Ospreys to fly again, three months after it grounded the entire inventory of more than 400 aircraft following a fatal crash off the coast of Japan in ...

U.S. MV-22B Osprey transport aircraft are parked at the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, south of Okinawa, southern Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Hiro Komae, File/The Associated ...