Heavier-than-air flight control systems have evolved from basic weight shifting to complex fly-by-wire, driven by the need to manage faster, heavier aircraft and reduce pilot workload through ...

During the military field, aircraft has become increasingly important as one tactical weapon, as it is used for reconnaissance, surveillance and attack tasks, etc. Thus the risk of casualties among ...

Lockheed Martin's famous-yet-secret Skunk Works is conducting live flight tests of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment (SAFE) autonomous AI system on the X-62A. The system can be ...

Aurora Flight Sciences just announced that the triangular wings of the X-65 have arrived at its Virginia assembly facility, ...

The first unmanned aircraft control station has been fitted in a US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier – a major milestone in the service’s journey to integrate uncrewed jets into the carrier air wing. The ...

The U.S. Air Force is looking to fly more drones and other uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) at bases across the country. On Monday, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced that it and the ...

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Autonomy is no longer science fiction. Advanced flight control systems that augment pilot decisions with artificial intelligence and machine learning are moving into mainstream avionics. These systems ...

NASA and partner Lockheed Martin are evaluating a newly discovered flight-control problem with the agency’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet, and have moved the aircraft back inside for evaluation.

Turbulence and icing are dangerous situations frequently encountered in flight. It is useful to detect them to enable pilots to adapt flight, to estimate aircraft structural fatigue or to design ...

A world that brings the future fantasy of the 1960’s animated TV show “The Jetsons” to life where individuals are flying around instead of driving may be many decades away. But a first-of-its-kind ...

The X-65 Active Flow Control demonstrator continues to make progress, with the fuselage now mated with its wing as the first ...