Lilienthal tragically perished in the world's first glider pilot fatality ... a German named Otto Lilienthal built the first manned gliders (heavier-than-air unpowered aircraft).

Typically the autopilot system is built into the airplane’s controls, but this new system replaces the pilot themselves in a manner reminiscent of the movie Airplane. The robot pilot ...

Take flight in real airplanes across the massively detailed open-world flight simulator. Explore sceneries and airports in high resolution with satellite maps, 3D buildings, runways, air traffic ...

A passenger successfully landed a small plane on Friday after the pilot had a medical emergency, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The twin-engine Beechcraft King Air 90 was traveling from ...

It was just big enough to fit a pilot but small enough ... designer of the Flivver, Otto Koppen, take measurements of his personal office just to ensure that the plane would be small enough ...

IT’S EIGHT 56, 52 DEGREES OUTSIDE. WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS. A PLANE CRASH KILLED A PILOT IN NORFOLK. HAPPENED LAST NIGHT NEAR THE KARL STEFFEN AIRPORT. OFFICIALS SAY THE PLANE CRASHED ...

Check the FAA-approved airplane flying manual or pilot's operating handbook (POH) for details. For example, the POH for a Cessna 172S Skyhawk stipulates that specific information "must be ...

facebook A woman with no formal pilot training landed a small plane in Bakersfield, Calif., after her pilot husband suffered a heart attack mid-flight on Friday, Oct. 4, according to a Federal ...

A peek inside the cockpit, with the Airhart Assist stick visible at right According to Airhart Aeronautics, all the pilot has to do is push that stick in the direction they wish the plane to fly ...

“After an unsuccessful attempt to give first aid, the flight crew of another pilot and a co-pilot decided to make an emergency landing,” Yahya Ustun, the airline’s spokesperson, explained.

the plane used about 25 kilowatts of electricity for a total energy cost of just over $3, according to its pilot, Klaus Ohlmann. In all, the e-Genius consumed just a fifth of the energy of a ...

Young Post · Listen to the story: Christina Ho, a female pilot Six years ago, Christina Ho, a flight attendant at the time, needed to attend a friend’s wedding in Malaysia, but there were no ...