In the 1940s, it looked like flying wings would dominate the skies - faster, lighter, and more efficient than anything before ...

The Horten brothers chased drag reduction to its limit, building flying wings that actually flew and then pitching the Ho 18 as a long-range jet bomber aimed at targets in North America. This episode ...

The stereotypical image of a test pilot is a Yeageresque individual in a flight suit with a test card strapped to one knee, ...

In late November, Air Force Capt. Charlene Sufficool was one of 104 skydivers who built the largest parachute canopy formation ever recorded.

A false alarm sent Menlo Park firefighters searching for a crashed paraglider on Saturday, Jan. 17, according to a pilot who ...

In commercial aviation, landings are designed to be gentle, with the idea that travelers will avoid planes with rough landings—but military aircraft place far less emphasis on comfort.

Finally, on April 15, 1952, the first YB-52 took off for its maiden flight, with a tandem cockpit similar to that of the B-47 ...

The Geran-5 features US parts such as digital signal processors and clock generators, along with a Chinese jet engine and ...

Anyone expecting a change of style once safety is guaranteed is likely to be disappointed. Le Bris will be laser-focused on ...

We will all miss the bright light that was Laurence, but know that a little piece of his soul will forever fly high above ...

A graph from the NTSB shows when engine 1 stopped emitting data, seconds later, engine 2 started fluctuating its thrust.

Most dedicated ground attack aircraft of the Second World War were relatively slow and vulnerable to fighter attack but the ...