Aircraft are categorized by weight with one key function: to calculate how far behind the succeeding aircraft should follow.

E2is the most fuel-efficient narrowbody jet on the market. Designed and developed by the Brazilian manufacturer in 2013, the ...

Spirit operates the Short Brothers facility in Belfast – acquired from Bombardier in 2020 – which produces wings for the Airbus A220 programme as well as aerostructures for Bombardier ...

New A220 cuts emissions by 25 per cent, boosts passenger comfort Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced the addition of a fourth Airbus A220-300 aircraft to its fleet. In its announcement, the ...

If undiscovered, the man could easily have died had the aircraft taken off. The landing gear compartment is not pressurised or heated and the temperatures at altitude are well below zero.

RTX's businesses include Collins' aircraft components and systems ... mission-critical products such as avionics, landing gear, sensors, and flight controls. Historically, component providers ...

The designers of China’s J-36 stealth fighter are working on a computer system that will help pilots achieve the difficult and dangerous manoeuvre of landing ... on a moving aircraft carrier ...

The Airbus A330 is an interestingly positioned aircraft in European aviation major Airbus' current lineup of passenger planes. Introduced in 1992 as a successor to Airbus' A300 series, the A330 ...

The San Diego-based firm has revealed a rendering of its XQ-58 Valkyrie uncrewed jet aircraft featuring a new piece of kit: landing gear. An image shared by Kratos on LinkedIn shows what appears ...

Now, engineers at the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory have outfitted RoboBee with its most reliable landing gear to date, inspired by the crane fly. They also equipped RoboBee with an updated ...

The single-engine plane, a small Piper PA-22, was coming in for a landing when it rolled onto its roof, Riccobon said. The male pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft, he said. The pilot was ...