Hurd was the sole survivor of the Oct. 3, 2023, airplane crash in Newberg that killed 22-year-old Hillsboro Aero Academy flight instructor Michele Cavallotti and his student, Barrett Bevacqua, 20. Her ...

Stalls usually don't happen without warning. Every plane, from light single-engine props to multiengine jets, are equipped with stall warning systems of varying complexity. Even without a ...

A small plane crashed in suburban Pennsylvania shortly after takeoff on Sunday, leaving multiple people injured and several vehicles burnt to a crisp as it burst into flames on impact. The plane ...

The wings were bent and the engine with its propeller still attached came to rest near the airplane’s nose, according to the ...

Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency ...

NOVA: What causes a plane to stall? KING: An aircraft can stall for a number of reasons. Too high a nose attitude for a particular speed will cause the wing flow to separate and the aircraft to stall.

In short, deicing is necessary because snow and ice on airplane wings can decrease lift by as much as 30%. Lift is the vertical upward force that keeps a plane in the sky. It is generated when air ...

Authorities continue to investigate why a single-engine plane crashed into the parking lot of a Lancaster County retirement ...

A team of researchers from Princeton University is exploring how feather-like flaps on aircraft wings could improve stability ...