Secondary flight controls like wing flaps and pitch trim are critical systems that, despite less frequent manipulation than primary controls, can lead to serious emergencies if they fail. Flap system ...

Sept. 1 (UPI) --Southwest Airlines has become one of the first U.S. carriers to take flight with an added barrier to protect pilots from intrusions when they exit the cockpit. Southwest took delivery ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration has finalised a rule requiring new passenger aircraft have “secondary” cockpit barriers, a measure intended to better ...

Aircraft employ primary controls (rudder, ailerons, elevator) and various secondary control surfaces that augment primary functions, improve performance (especially at low speeds), or assist in ...