Most Boeing 777s spend their lives shuttling passengers between global hubs. But one specific ...

WASHINGTON — NASA and the Northrop Grumman Corp. of Los Angeles have unveiled the first Global Hawk aircraft system to be used for environmental science research, heralding a new application for the ...

A heavily modified Boeing 777 -200ER formerly operated by Japan Air Lines will soon become NASA’s largest flying science ...

Contrails, short for condensation trails, are the white streaks often seen in the sky behind aircraft. The International ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force Academy to characterize inspection methods for bolt holes in aging aircraft to inspect through bushings without ...

A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require developing special aircraft but could be achieved using existing large planes, ...

Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification worth $180m from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to convert three F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft into flight science test ...

Scientists worked to ensure fleet safety after a large crack was unexpectedly found near the cockpit of a T-38 Talon. A new study describes how risk and damage tolerance analyses helped determine a ...

Seemingly from a James Bond film or a favorite Science Fiction novel, aircraft-carrying submarines did indeed exist and were deployed by several nations. Its late 1945, at around 03.00 hours off the ...

Students from Okayama University of Science observe aircraft engine inspection work at the ANA Airframe Maintenance Building at Haneda Airport, gaining hands-on insight into real-world aircraft ...