Keep your seat belts fastened and get ready for a bumpy ride. Takeoff and landing are widely considered the most dangerous parts of a flight. But that's only partially true. Let's take a look at ...

Flight attendants also take part in what is called a "silent review" during takeoff and landing Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an ...

Until vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) machines, with their innovative ways of flying, get here, there are two main kinds of aircraft in operation today: fixed-wing planes that speed ...

Enjoy! Electra's hybrid-electric STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft has been a surprise sales breakthrough. When it hits the market, it'll carry a pilot and 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of cargo ...

Wind shear is a particular hazard during takeoff and landing that has caused plane crashes ... commercial aircraft equipment to withstand heavy landings, but even these have limits, Stephens ...

“Landing LC-130s on fresh water ice opens up ... the NP2000 offers up to 20% greater thrust during take off and a 50% reduction to maintenance hours, according to Collins. The older four-bladed ...

Electra first showed off its zero emission eSTOL (electric Short Take Off and Landing) aircraft concept back in 2021. After a proof-of-concept prototype that exceeded nearly every initial promise ...

but the Lockheed Martin X-35 had the advantage of already having the dual take-off and landing capability. The X-32A and X-32B were heavy at 50,000 pounds and there were concerns in the DOD that ...