FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Long before the V-22 Osprey took on the challenge of vertical flight, another aircraft attempted to defy gravity by combining the versatility of a helicopter with the speed of an ...

• Split flaps are not used much on modem aircraft. They are somewhat similar to plain flaps with one difference. Part of the wing in the same apparent location (if the point of view is from above the ...

Yakima, Washington-based CubCrafters announced a new Carbon Cub version at the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo this week, improving upon the amateur-built airplane's already impressive ...

Boeing now sees a possible go-ahead decision on the 747ADV program in early December. In the meantime, the manufacturer continues to make refinements to the design. It re-lofted the outboard section ...

Boeing has developed a solution to curtail the buffeting of the inboard flaps of the 747-8F at the maximum flap. The final fix, which resulted in a modification of the outboard main landing gear doors ...

The Boeing 747-8 will introduce an upgraded cockpit that borrows technology from the 777 and recently launched 787 programmes, but still shares a common pilot type-rating with the existing 747-400.