The B-1 bomber lost its nuclear payload after the fall of the Soviet Union, but the Air Force has kept it flying, nearly four ...

The United States is still operating aircraft that first flew 70 years ago and plans to keep some of them operating for years ...

The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam ...

The wing-tip gear door fell from the plane and landed in a garden Part of an American bomber plane fell off and landed in a garden after it took off from a British RAF base. The B-52 bomber was on ...

The B-2 Spirit, pictured here flying next to a B-52 Stratofortress, is a more modern and stealthier aircraft than its predecessor. However, high running costs and the fact only 20 were built mean ...

The B-52H 61-0028 has the forward fuselage, wings near the wingtips, engine nacelles, and vertical stabilizer painted in ...

A US Air Force B-52 bomber crew received an award for pulling off an exceptional recovery during a life-threatening emergency. "All the systems kicked off at once, and the aircraft went completely ...

It operated at altitudes of nine miles, providing the rocket planes it carried ... that wasn’t an H model. It also had the lowest total flight hours of any operational B-52.

A schoolgirl was killed after being hit by a model plane as she walked with her mother and sister. Tara Lipscombe was struck on the head by the remote-controlled aircraft with a 5ft wing span and ...

Looking up a plane's model before you book your flight can help you plan your in-flight experience and choose the best seat. For one, an airline’s cabin layouts and seats may vary even within ...

The model aircraft was a 1:10 scale flying model of the McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom jet A jet-powered model aircraft crashed on to a railway line before being hit by a passing train, the Air ...