When you’re building and launching a variety of advanced model rockets like [Joe Barnard], you don’t want to spend time building (and debugging) specialized flight computers for every rocket ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The Malaysia Airlines CEO couldn't confirm or deny reports Tuesday claiming the flight computer on the missing Boeing 777 was manually reprogrammed to divert the jet from its ...

As glass panels and EFBs become more widely used today, the calculations made by your grandfather on the famed E-6B analog flight computer are now handled with small, handheld electronic flight ...

Although they're far from the cheapest way to enjoy some time in the water, electric hydrofoil boards are gaining in popularity as more and more models enter the scene. But some are easier to ride ...

Flying a thrust-vectoring rocket can be a challenge, and even more so if you stack multiple stages and a minimalist flight computer on top of it all. But [Joe Barnard] is not one to shy away from such ...

It involves a rare failure in a flight-control computer that can occur when high-energy radiation from the Sun interferes with onboard electronics ...

This video excerpt from NOVA: "Crash of Flight 447" explores the powerful computer system that runs the A330 aircraft, controlling speed, altitude, direction, and more—in fact, every aspect of the ...

EASA issues an emergency directive after Airbus identifies a fault in an A320 flight-control computer linked to an uncommanded pitch event, requiring immediate action.

A rare software vulnerability triggered by intense solar radiation has forced Airbus to ground approximately 6,000 A320 ...