U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is helping researchers explore novel ways to design aeroplanes ...

Unfortunately, a vertical tail adds weight and generates drag, which reduces fuel efficiency in passenger airliners. It also increases the radar signature, which is something you want to keep as ...

Lockheed’s daring 1950s prototype, was built to take off vertically—no runway or carrier deck required. Designed to defend ...

UAV was put through its paces in a disaster rescue drill in the mountains of Sichuan province, according to state media report.

The USAF ordered the inspections on Tuesday for a "non-conforming part in the vertical tail assembly." Flight operations are restricted until the roughly 30-minute inspection is complete.

This is the first A350 XWB component to be painted in the Airbus livery. The 10 metre tall, composite vertical tail plane is produced, as for all Airbus aircraft, at Airbus’ Stade site in Germany. The ...

While airplanes can use wing sweep or special designs to manage stability without a vertical tail, birds achieve rudderless flight more efficiently across diverse wing shapes without relying on ...

Technical Director Jim ‘Jimbo’ Reed explains how an aeroplane’s performance is affected by the difference between the surface areas of the fin and the rudder. Jimbo looks at the pros and ...

KOMO News has now learned that there are safety concerns about the vertical tail fin of the plane as well, a concern that was first raised in March. One federal document focuses on issues with shims.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The vertical tail section of American Airlines Flight 587 cracked off when its modern reinforced plastic "composite" fittings failed, investigators said today, and the ...

NEW YORK -- Investigators pored over flight data and prepared for other analysis on Thursday that may help them determine why the vertical tail fell off an American Airlines jetliner before the ...