Every bit of weight on an aircraft increases the fuel, emissions and money required to put it in the air. NASA and Boeing have been working together to design a longer, thinner and lighter wing – so ...
VARIOUS AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH WING LIFT STRUTS [Docket No. FAA-2013-0023; Directorate Identifier 96-CE-072-AD; Amendment 39-17688; AD 99-01-05 R1] – revises AD 99-01-05, which applies to certain ...
A fracture in a float-plane’s wing lift strut led to a crash that killed three people near Little Grand Rapids in October of last year. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released the details of ...
Corrosion and metal fatigue will be two of the most crucial aspects under the spotlight in the investigation into last week’s fatal crash of the police service’s Pilatus PC-6 Porter. Leaked pictures ...
Boeing will study the certification challenges of its Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) ultra-efficient airliner concept as part of a new phase of work following wind tunnel tests that prove the ...
Several aspects about the Oct. 6 private plane crash that killed a local pilot when a wing fell off soon after taking flight in East Hampton may suggest possible causes, including a missing nut, ...
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has radically redesigned its developmental ES-30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft, switching to an off-the-shelf propulsion system – a combination of stock turboprops and ...
I believe all of us would declare Cessna’s new 162 SkyCatcher light sport airplane (LSA) to be a success if it flew about as well as the legendary 150/152 series of two-seat trainers. I’m happy to say ...