Civil Aviation

According to GlobeAir Rotorcraft i Ernest G. Gentle’s aviation dictionary defines a rotorcraft as “A heavier-than-air aircraft that depends principally...

A cockpit in an aircraft or spacecraft is where the pilot crew controls. It consists of a control instrument, and...

As per Merriam Webster’s dictionary, “Flight data recorder is a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed...

  An aircraft that can take-off vertically, hover, and land like a rotorcraft while “flying purely as a fixed-wing aircraft...

Some airports handle tens of millions of travelers annually, demonstrating the continued importance of air travel in maintaining global connection...

Service ceiling can be defined as, “The altitude at which the maximum rate of climb has a defined value approximating...

Aircraft above Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Aircraft that are cruising at such altitudes never touch their absolute ceiling. ...

                According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, a bird strike is strictly...

Just because an aircraft takes off (or lands in) from a certain stretch of land, one cannot deem the area...