A human-powered plane provides some special challenges in stability and control. As shown in the photograph of the Gossamer Albatross, the plane is flown close to the ground at relatively low speed, ...

The US Air Force conducted a historic test flight on Thursday of its AI-powered X-62A VISTA autonomous warplane. The flight ...

For centuries, human-powered flight eluded mankind. Many thought it was just an impossible dream. But several great inventions have been born from competition. Challenge man to do something ...

Airbus has stepped away from a 2035 target date for introduction of a hydrogen-powered aircraft.

It already has the world’s largest navy, but new satellite imagery shows that China is developing a huge nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that would rival the biggest vessel in the American ...

The technology of the bicycle, with its relatively low-loss chain and gear drive and rigid triangulated frame, has been applied to all successful human-powered aircraft. The aircraft shown in the ...