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 ...

If you've flown on a plane, you may have been reminded to open the window shades during takeoff or landing. This seemingly unimportant routine plays a part in ensuring your safety during an emergency.

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 ...

And now, a post shared to r/explainlikeimfive has inspired me to ask experts why we actually have to recline our chairs on takeoff and landing. A now-deleted Reddit account wrote under the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...