UAV was put through its paces in a disaster rescue drill in the mountains of Sichuan province, according to state media ...

Throughout the entire flight a “next target” should be defined, to include position, altitude, configuration, speed, vertical ...

Unfortunately, a vertical tail adds weight and generates drag, which reduces fuel efficiency in passenger airliners. It also increases the radar signature, which is something you want to keep as ...

KOMO News has now learned that there are safety concerns about the vertical tail fin of the plane as well, a concern that was first raised in March. One federal document focuses on issues with shims.

The tail could be furled, unfurled, tilted, and moved side to side. Indoor tests showed TailBot could reflexively adjust its tail to counter Dutch roll instability, but outdoor flights faced ...

Jimbo looks at the pros and cons for Air Race pilots of downsizing the tail. Live. Films. Shows. Clips. Get the App. Tech Talk with Jimbo: vertical tail sizing Red Bull Air Race 2018.

The vertical tail plane is joined to the fuselage using an innovative, lighter connection that is… This is the first A350 XWB component to be painted in the Airbus livery. The 10 metre tall, composite ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The vertical tail section of American Airlines Flight 587 cracked off when its modern reinforced plastic "composite" fittings failed, investigators said today, ...

The U.S. Air Force has recently grounded its entire fleet of KC-135 tankers to fix a non-conforming part that, if not addressed, could cause the tail to fall off mid-flight.

“The vertical tail is oversized for the entire flight mission profile,” he says. Carrying around all that dead weight and extra drag is not ideal in an industry where every pound counts, ...