Airplane Taxiing: An Introduction to Taxiing and How It Works
Taxiing is an important process for nearly all airplanes. From small and medium-sized airliners to large wide-body airliners, most airplanes require taxiing while on the runway. ...
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Boeing Completes Dry Run of Starliner Crew Capsule
Boeing may soon conduct manned missions to the International Space Stational (ISS). Earlier this month, the private aerospace manufacturing company completed a dry run of its ...
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An Introduction to the Different Types of Airliners
Airliners have revolutionized the way in which we travel. Consisting of commercial jets and other passenger-carrying airplanes, they allow us to traverse long distances in a ...
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An Introduction to Navigation Lights on Airplanes
Navigation lights are an important part of an airplane. At any given time, there are around 10,000 airplanes in the skies transporting a total of over ...
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SpaceX Sends Four Astronauts to the ISS
SpaceX has sent four additional astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Earlier this month, the private aerospace manufacturing company launched its reusable Crew Dragon capsule ...
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5 Fun Facts About the Airbus A320 Family
The A320 is a prolific lineup of narrow-body jets developed by Airbus. The European aerospace manufacturing company launched the A320 project back in the mid-1980s. In ...
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Airbus Proposes a Laser System for In-Flight Wi-Fi
There are wireless networks just about everywhere. When flying aboard a commercial jet, you may even have the option of connecting your smartphone or other devices ...
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Should Airplanes Leave the Middle Seats Open?
There's a growing debate over whether or not airplanes should leave the middle seats open. Whether narrow-body or wide-body, most commercial airplanes rows consisting of at ...
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SpaceX Secures Contract for NASA’s Griffin Rover
SpaceX has beat United Launch Alliance (ELA) to secure a contract for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Griffin rover. Earlier this month, NASA revealed ...
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How Do Airplanes Write in the Sky?
Have you ever gazed up into the sky on a clear and sunny day, only to discover a word or phrase. Known as skywriting, it's often ...
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What Are Winglets on Airplanes?
Not all airplanes have flat and smooth wings. Many of them feature wings that curve upwards at the end. Known as winglets, they are commonly found ...
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FAA Survey Highlights the Need for Quieter Airplanes
Most airplanes don't fly silently. With their jet engines, they are often loud. Take-offs and landings create the most noise, with decibels regularly reaching 100. When ...
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FAA Approves Boeing’s New 737 MAX 8200 Variant
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a new variant of Boeing's 737 MAX 8200 jet. Known as the 737-8200, it's the latest addition of ...
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Lifting Body vs Flying Wing Airplanes: What’s the Difference?
Airplanes rely on lift to stay in the air. Lift is the force produced as air flows under an airplane, thus "lifting" the airplane up. To ...
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NASA Sends a Swatch From the Wright Brothers’ First Plane to Mars
Mars might be over 158 million miles away, but the Red Planet now holds an important piece of aerospace history. In February, the National Aeronautics and ...
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The Last-Manufactured Airbus A380 Completes First Flight
Airbus's A380 project is coming to a close. Last week, the aerospace company's final A380 jet completed its first flight during a trip from Toulouse, France ...
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What Are Servo Tabs on Airplanes?
Airplanes are complex vehicles that consist of many different moving parts. A typical 747 commercial jet, in fact, is built with over 5 million parts. While ...
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Boeing Delivers First F-15EX Jet to the US Air Force
Unbeknownst to many people, Boeing doesn't exclusively manufacture commercial jets. It manufactures military jets as well. The American aerospace manufacturing company, in fact, recently delivered the ...
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US Startup Rocket Lab Poised to Compete With SpaceX
SpaceX is about to have some competition. Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is another U.S.-based aerospace company. It currently operates an orbital rocket dubbed "Electron," which ...
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What Are Tail Elevators on Airplanes?
Most airplanes aren't designed with a flat, smooth tail. If you inspect the tail on a typical commercial jet, you'll discover several different adjustable components, including ...
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