UAV was put through its paces in a disaster rescue drill in the mountains of Sichuan province, according to state media ...

Unfortunately, a vertical tail adds weight and generates drag, which reduces fuel efficiency in passenger airliners. It also increases the radar signature, which is something you want to keep as ...

Throughout the entire flight a “next target” should be defined, to include position, altitude, configuration, speed, vertical ...

The tail could be furled, unfurled, tilted, and moved side to side. Indoor tests showed TailBot could reflexively adjust its tail to counter Dutch roll instability, but outdoor flights faced ...

Jimbo looks at the pros and cons for Air Race pilots of downsizing the tail. Live. Films. Shows. Clips. Get the App. Tech Talk with Jimbo: vertical tail sizing Red Bull Air Race 2018.

KOMO News has now learned that there are safety concerns about the vertical tail fin of the plane as well, a concern that was first raised in March. One federal document focuses on issues with shims.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The vertical tail section of American Airlines Flight 587 cracked off when its modern reinforced plastic "composite" fittings failed, investigators said today, ...

The vertical tail plane is joined to the fuselage using an innovative, lighter connection that is… This is the first A350 XWB component to be painted in the Airbus livery. The 10 metre tall, composite ...

The U.S. Air Force has recently grounded its entire fleet of KC-135 tankers to fix a non-conforming part that, if not addressed, could cause the tail to fall off mid-flight.

Since flying without a vertical tail is much more energy-efficient, the aviation industry has worked hard to accomplish this – so far without much success. However, ...

NEW YORK --Investigators pored over flight data and prepared for other analysis on Thursday that may help them determine why the vertical tail fell off an American Airlines jetliner before the ...