Applications for NASA’s next class of flight directors close on Monday, October 12, 2026, and the agency says candidates do not need to have worked as a flight controller first. The openings are at ...

NASA and partner Lockheed Martin are evaluating a newly discovered flight-control problem with the agency’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet, and have moved the aircraft back inside for evaluation.

The FAA is proposing mandatory inspections for certain Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to check for incorrectly installed bearings in a critical flight control system.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – U.S. Army helicopter avionics experts are asking the Collins Aerospace Hamilton Sundstrand segment in Windsor Locks, Conn., to overhaul and maintain flight-control computers ...

Aircraft flight control systems have evolved from early, simple weight-shifting and mechanical designs to complex hydraulic and fly-by-wire systems, necessitated by the increasing speed and weight of ...

Following the reveal of its impressive 7-seat eVTOL jet back in March, Lilium has announced that the flight control systems and avionics for its futuristic air taxi will be provided by aerospace firm ...

Dassault’s Falcon business jets have long been praised for their fuel efficiency and flying qualities, and its current flagship Falcon 8X is no exception. Compared to the Gulfstream GVII-G500 that I ...

Inverted Quadcopter? That generally means a crash is soon to follow. Not so for a new crop of quadcopter fliers. These new quadcopters are capable of sustained inverted flight. We’ve seen inverted ...

From our very first flight lessons we were taught to check for “full and free correct movement” of flight controls. Every preflight, whether it is for a normal flight or a post-maintenance test flight ...