As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young. I flew propeller planes for 17 years – here’s why ...

The XF-84H was an ambitious project to reverse-engineer a jet-powered F-84 into a prop-driven aircraft capable of achieving ...

The debate has been raging for decades: can a Formula 1 car drive inverted from downforce alone? No one ever asked if a ...

The global aircraft propulsion composite blades market is projected to witness a growth rate of >3% annually from 2025 to 2030, with an anticipated size of US$ 480 million by 2030, according to an ...

Airplanes obviously employ very different engine technology compared to ground vehicles, but some actually do use a form of ...

TIERRA VERDE — To get 250 feet above the mangroves while flying at least 40 miles an hour, you don’t need a runway. Or even a pilot’s license.

The plane was on its way to the Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis when it crashed at 12:22 p.m. According to FlightAware, the single-prop plane flew from Naples, Florida, and stopped in ...

Years later, Kidwell now lives in the place he has seen innumerable times from the air, and, with his feet firmly planted on the ground, is the new owner of Rite Bros. Aviation with an eye toward ...

These days, most helicopters seem to follow similar design trends. However, over the years, different experimental designs ...

Katharine Hepburn is perhaps the most famous star of screwball comedies. However, her continued fame should not eclipse the genius of her peers.

This bird is an enduring symbol of Soviet resistance—and perseverance—during the darkest days of what Russians refer to as ...

A schematic of the propulsion system. Airbus The aircraft’s four propellers each have a fuel-cell stack powering an electric motor. Airbus has completed a similar 1.2-megawatt system ...