To turn the wheels of a large commercial airline, pilots use the tiller, but there are other techniques such as differential ...

Am I a real pilot? Who flies and lands the plane? What is the difference between a Captain, First Officer, and Second Officer ...

Explore how electronic flight bags (EFBs) empower student pilots with enhanced situational awareness, streamlined planning, ...

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This article explores the design philosophies behind Boeing and Airbus flight controls, the technical and historical reasons ...

The control models imitate the skills of the human pilot when handling flight emergencies including engine(s) failure or fire, Rejected Take Off (RTO), and emergency landing, while a flight manager ...

for hypersonic flight vehicle (HFV), where the state constraints and unmodeled disturbances are considered. Firstly, the longitudinal model of HFV is decomposed into altitude subsystem and velocity ...

Any military airbases feature plenty of ground crew using hand gestures and colorful wands to communicate with pilots. Here's ...

The FAA reports Memorial Day flight delays at Denver, Dallas Fort Worth and San Francisco airports due to weather. Newark ...

A team of scientists from the Aeromobility Directorate and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of the Moscow Aviation ...

DGCA grounded two IndiGo pilots after flight 6E 2142 from Delhi to Srinagar faced severe turbulence and hailstorms. Civil ...

The IndiGo flight crew initially sought permission to divert to Pakistan's airspace but were denied. They subsequently ...