An Airbus A330 makes an unstable-looking landing approach, creating a tense aviation moment as the heavy jet works toward ...

A look at the landing performance of the B-1B Lancer RC aircraft, focusing on smooth approach, stability, and precise control ...

See a mistake? Contact us. If you’re doing it right, and everything works as advertised, that takeoff you just made eventually must be followed by a landing. While takeoffs pose their own challenges, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A JetBlue flight performing a landing at Boston’s Logan Airport conducted a go-around due to an ‘unstable approach’ during landing ...

Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft. While major airports have the infrastructure necessary to ensure the safe navigation of the aircraft, this is usually not ...

No-flap landings require significantly faster approach and touchdown speeds due to reduced lift and drag, resulting in a higher nose pitch attitude that can create optical illusions and a greater ...

Investigators probing an Airbus A320 overrun at Sylt have been unable to understand why the crew increased the aircraft’s speed during approach, despite the presence of a moderate tailwind and a water ...

Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully led the entry, descent, and ...