The use of electromechanical and electro-hydrostatic actuators for flight control in particular requires reliable fault detection. Fault detection algorithms are being developed for this purpose, ...

Some people though prefer to dispense with batteries and generate their own power, and that’s what [Thomas D] has done by fitting his bike with an alternator. But this is no off the shelf unit ...

The 'More/All Electric Aircraft' offers significant potential to reduce aircraft energy consumption, and consequential lower fuel burn and emissions. With on-board electrical power generation capacity ...

Description: 163 kias (302 km/h) Stall Speed 48 kcas (89 km/h) Powerplant Lycoming piston-aircraft engines currently power more than half the world’s general aviation fleet and ...

An aerospace manufacturer in Norwich held an open house to show its role in powering some of the world's biggest engines.

It's frustrating, right? Well, good news! Airplane power outlets are becoming more common on flights, but it's important to ...

At Boeing, engineers have created the SUGAR Volt concept plane which combines electricity and fuel to power flight, much like a hybrid automobile does. Airbus recently unveiled a battery-powered ...

Part of a light aircraft's engine iced up before the machine suffered a loss of power and crashed, accident investigators have said. A pilot, who had only intended to be a passenger on the flight ...

A plane that came to a stop upside down in a field hit a power line as it was preparing to land, accident investigators have said. The DH-82 Tiger Moth crashed at Wigginton near Tring ...

A "loss of engine power" caused a light aircraft to crash in woodland in east London last year, an investigation has found. Emergency services attended the scene near Damyns Hall Aerodrome in ...

The pilot of this light sport airplane believed its engine “was not making rated power” as it stopped climbing and descended into an area of tree-covered terrain near the Hana Airport on Jan.

At one point, the co-pilot asked the pilot what was going on and said the plane needed “more power,” according to the ...