Iran, China, and Turkey have built drone aircraft carriers that could enhance their power at a fraction of the cost of crewed ...

While Coulson and most aerial firefighting groups rely heavily on helicopters for their operations, planes are also a critical component for firefighting operations. Although they aren't as flexible ...

NASA is developing aircraft with Distributed Electrical Propulsion systems with power sources not connected to electric ...

Electra.aero, a Manassas-based aerospace company, has raised $115 million in Series B funding to move its revolutionary EL9 Ultra Short aircraft into pre-production and certification. The ...

It is a vertically capable aircraft, or Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which means it can take off ...

but achieve much faster flight than a helicopter by tilting the nacelles forward while in flight in a configuration similar to a fixed-wing aircraft. With the speed and range of a turboprop ...

Although external dimensions of the Sparrow remained relatively unchanged from model to model ... Twenty-two Iraqi fixed-wing aircraft and three Iraqi helicopters were downed by radar-guided ...

According to Coulson’s website, its existing C-130 firefighting aircraft are equipped with a 4,000-gallon roll-on/roll-off tanking system. In addition to the C-130s, Coulson’s fixed-wing ...

Founded in 1970 by a group of enthusiasts, including Gavin Lundie and John Lundie, the club has grown into a thriving community of pilots and aviation enthusiasts.