The fundamentals of flight have remained the same since the Wright brothers first left the ground, but nearly everything else has changed. Design standards have shifted from simple airframes to ...

Flying is dangerous, but modern software and hardware can take a basic technology that hasn't changed in 100 years and make it safe. A new company called Airhart Aeronautics in Long Beach, California, ...

The Bombardier CSeries is on target to achieve first flight within the next three months according to president Guy Hachet. He said that the flight test programme has reached the critical stage of ...

Airbus pioneered the use of fly-by-wire (FBW) systems in commercial aviation with the launch of its successful Airbus A320 program in the late 1980s. The A320's fully digital FBW system was a first ...

The first flight-control systems used levers, pulleys and cables to enable pilots to adjust movable aerodynamic surfaces. These were replaced by hydraulic systems that enabled pilots to control wing ...

The A400M's fly-by-wire system is based on the three-axis digital flight controls developed by Airbus for the A380, but modified to increase maneuverability and agility. The maximum bank angle is 120 ...

Under this expanded collaboration, Honeywell and Vertical will work together to certify two of the most critical systems on the VX4 that make it safer and easier to fly: the aircraft management system ...

Technology start-up Skyryse is making its NBAA-BACE debut, demonstrating a touchscreen-based flight automation system over a decade in development which it says can make almost any fixed- or ...

ESSINGTON, Pa., September 10, 2024 (Newswire.com) – In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct ...

Cal Fire is partnering with Skyryse to integrate its SkyOS flight operating system into its aerial firefighting fleet, aiming to enhance capabilities amidst increasing wildfires and a shortage of ...

Honeywell continues certification and production work for its flight control and aircraft management systems; enters into new long-term agreement with Vertical to unlock speed and efficiencies in ...