Descended from Lancair’s Columbia, and previously known as the Cessna 400, there’s no confusion about the handling and range capabilities of this speedy machine. Words Dave Unwin, Photos Cessna As the ...

Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have ...

Aviation, as humanity has been experiencing for the past 120 years or so, means an aircraft needs engines to take off and fly, wings to keep it in the air, and physical control surfaces (stabilizers, ...

Strata launch a new production line for the Airbus A320 program MoA to support A320 production as Airbus ramps up to meet its A320 Family backlog of over 7,000 aircraft 50% Emiratization planned for ...

US operators of Boeing 747-400 Freighters have stepped up aileron inspections to address a recurring problem involving wear and other damage to aileron attachments. That is according to the US ...

Abstract: This paper presents a controller design for an aircraft using flap-based actuators, addressing both mismatched and matched disturbances. Specifically, the flaps control pitch via elevators ...

Hello Bertrand, I deleted the old aileron mixer in the X20RS sim with Ethos 1.7.0 in a test model and inserted a new aileron mixer. This has 2 flaps (channels) as standard. I then added 2 more flaps ...

If you've ever driven behind a semi-truck on the highway, you've probably noticed the huge, wing-like panels or flaps that extend behind the trailer doors. If you didn't know any better, it would seem ...

A Delta Air Lines flight landed safely after part of its wing flap fell off and landed on the driveway of a North Carolina home. The incident happened early Wednesday morning, the airline confirmed to ...

The prototype Gurney flap was developed on the 1971 Olsonite Eagle in advance of a USAC rule change that allowed detached wings for 1972. But for a twist of fate, the Gurney flap might well be known ...