Aerospace News

A new Rolls-Royce electric airplane has just completed its maiden flight. Known as the Spirit of Innovation, it’s the first all-electric airplanes produced by the British automaker and aerospace manufacturer. The Spirit Innovation soared for about 15 minutes over the … Continue reading →

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has its eyes set on creating cleaner airports with fewer emissions. In August 2021, the FAA announced a series of grants to fund various airport projects, many of which seek to reduce airport emissions. … Continue reading →

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Curiosity rover has clocked over nine years of service on the Red Planet. For nearly a decade, Curiosity has collected data about Mars. It’s been measuring the Red Planet’s climate and geology while … Continue reading →

Boeing and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are making the final preparations to launch the Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS). The Starliner, of course, is a reusable crew capsule. It was designed and manufactured by Boeing … Continue reading →

Aviation encompasses many different concepts, one of which is flight envelope. Whether propeller or jet engine-driven, all airplanes have a flight envelope. Pilots must familiarize themselves with the airplane’s flight envelope for safety purposes. What is flight envelope in aviation? … Continue reading →

Virgin Galactic has completed its first-ever manned space flight. On July 11, 2021, the commercial space tourism company sent six people into space, one of whom was the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Branson. While the space flight was … Continue reading →

The tailplane is an important part of most fixed-wing airplanes. Also known as a horizontal stabilizer, it typically consists of a pair of horizontal extensions at the rear of an airplane’s fuselage. Horizontal stabilizers live up to their namesake by … Continue reading →

The fuselage is an important part of an airplane. All airplanes have a fuselage. It’s essentially the body or shell that holds passengers and cargo. In some airplanes, the fuselage holds the engines as well. While all fuselages feature a … Continue reading →

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now requiring recreational drone operators to pass an examination. Known as The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) test, it’s designed to ensure that drone operators understand how to safely, as well as legally, … Continue reading →