A commercial airliner can weigh anywhere from 100,000 pounds to over a million pounds. It is astonishing how such gargantuan weight can not only take off from the ground, but also routinely fly long ...

— -- Question: Which part of a flight is more dangerous, takeoff or landing? — submitted via e-mail Answer: First let's look at a few statistics to determine if there is truly a danger. According ...

— -- Question: Captain Cox, I was interested in your recent comments about hard and soft landings. I've experienced both as a passenger, but the vast majority are simply a bump or two which are ...

The Harrier, a fighter jet of British origin, features vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities, allowing it to operate from assault ships or confined areas. This ability makes the Harrier ...

Electra is building an aircraft that can take off and land using an airfield that's one-tenth the size of a standard runway. To demonstrate "blown lift" aero and hybrid-electric propulsion ...

Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Archer Aviation is setting up a UK subsidiary and engineering hub in ...

When you look at gigantic aircraft carriers, like the Gerald Ford-class or Nimitz-class supercarriers, it's hard to imagine that there are planes that can't take off or land from the long strips of ...