High-altitude operations placed the F-104 in a narrow band between stall and overspeed. Engine behavior, inlet performance, and control sensitivity became critical factors as altitude increased.

Pilots rev up engines before takeoff, but why? The answer lies in a fascinating dance of air, fire, and spinning blades.

The Cutlass was withdrawn from fleet operations by October 1957, three and a half years after entering service. 78 of 320 ...

More than a month after Capt. Dana Diamond died in a UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Ky., his widow is remembering their final moments together Diamond worked at UPS for 37 years as a pilot and ...

It's almost impossible to defend dumping a transpacific flight's worth of jet fuel over a populated area. In January 2020, Delta Air Lines got in hot water after one of its planes dumped 15,000 pounds ...

El Al Flight 30 experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff but safely returned to Toronto, despite significant procedural missteps and cockpit management challenges during the emergency. The ...

Icing Simulator v1.24 The complete edition for X-Plane 12.00+. Background: With introduction of X-Plane 11.30 there are new features which affect aircraft performance when icing conditions occurs.

A TikTok video claiming to show a plane "fighting fire" in the sky in Greece has gone viral. However, an aviation expert says the aircraft was not on fire and was instead experiencing a manageable ...

Abstract: The accurate identification of internal stall onset in ultra-high load compressors is critical to ensuring the reliability and performance efficiency of next-generation aero-propulsion ...

-Originally designed for a bomber, the TF30s were ill-suited for the rigors of dogfighting, leading to frequent compressor stalls, engine failures, and the loss of at least 40 Tomcats. -Then-Navy ...