A Boeing 747 Lost All Control in the Air. For 32 Staggering Minutes, the Crew Somehow Kept It Flying.

On August 12, 1985, after taking off from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, JAL 123 was supposed to make a routine 54-minute flight to ...
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Boeing Secures $212M Navy Delivery Order for Flight Control Surface Repair Support

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $211.9 million delivery order under a basic ordering agreement to repair flight control surfaces on F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G fighter aircraft. The ...
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Aurora progressing on assembly of X-65 active flow control demonstrator

Emerging aviation technologies developer Aurora Flight Sciences is progressing with assembly of its prototype X-65 active flow control demonstrator. Aurora on 20 November shared an image of the X-65 ...
Nature

Aircraft Performance and Flight Control Systems

Aircraft performance and flight control systems together determine an aeroplane’s ability to fly safely, efficiently and accurately along a desired trajectory. Performance considerations encompass ...