The 747’s hump became iconic because it solved old problems that modern jets no longer have.

Upgrades, new engines, and modern radar are keeping the B-52 Stratofortress on track to become the first jet aircraft to ...

A major testing “milestone” using hydrogen as an aviation fuel has been claimed by easyJet and aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce. The companies tested a modified aircraft engine reaching full ...

The continent of Europe has created some of the most capable military aircraft in history, indeed the first combat action by an aeroplane was in Italian service. In the First World War, all of the ...

Modern aircraft generate an astonishing amount of data in flight. Every parameter from engine performance to flight control inputs is tracked and stored. What was once raw information is now ...

Since the early attempts of the Wright Brothers around 1900, aviation has developed substantially. Today's society depends heavily on modern aviation, with countless aircraft performing a broad range ...

Many of the technologies behind today’s most advanced fighter jets can be traced back to rapid innovations during World War II. As nations raced to gain air superiority, engineers developed faster ...