Airplane seats can feel ridiculously small. It’s gotten to the point where I, a small woman of average height, have trouble ...

It’s easy to craft a paper airplane capable of soaring across a classroom, but one that can travel 200 feet is a bit harder. A group of students from Italy’s University of Pisa not only managed to ...

Next time you’re on a plane, take a moment to appreciate its nautical roots. Vanhoenacker points out that the word “pilot” is ...

When the Bell V-22 Osprey entered service in 2007, it became the first operational tiltrotor aircraft in the history of ...

Lightning strikes are a common phenomenon for commercial airplanes, yet these aircraft are engineered for resilience. As ...

Plus, other uses for Airplane Mode besides when you're on a flight. Credit: Thomas Trutschel / Photothek / Getty Images We all know you're supposed to toggle on Airplane Mode when you get on a flight.

Artist Noah Heckel used acrylic markers to draw on the plastic wrap covering a Piper Archer.