Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Swiss officials have signaled a possible reduction in the number of Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 fighter jets the country plans to procure, as rising costs ...
Producing fusion energy requires heating plasma to more than one hundred million degrees and confining it stably with strong magnetic fields. However, plasma naturally develops fluctuations known as ...
Nobody likes to experience turbulence on their flight. When your airplane begins to shake violently or even has a sudden drop, it can be alarming. Some people have severe anxiety regarding airplane ...
A JetBlue flight reported a near midair collision with a U.S. military tanker over the Caribbean Sea. The JetBlue pilot stated the military aircraft did not have its transponder turned on. The U.S.
James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...
Flight attendants amass thousands of flying hours over their careers and experience countless turbulence events. These incidents vary from light bumps to a roller-coaster ride that terrifies their ...
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control. By Riley Mellen The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday ...
This report documents the design process of a Fuel Cooled Oil Cooler (FCOC) from initial design in CAD, process steps in nTop ...