How the world’s heaviest passenger jet reaches normal long-haul cruise altitudes despite its extraordinary weight.

A lineup of heavy aircraft takes to the sky, featuring the Airbus A380, Airbus A330, and Boeing 787 in a powerful widebody ...

Construction in the developing world, where roads, bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure are not yet established, often calls for extreme access requirements. Special tools now are being developed ...

The U.S. Air Force plans to launch an analysis of alternatives study next year for a New Heavy Bomber aircraft amid continued work on a classified proof-of-concept that is starting this year, budget ...

A new Russian concept aircraft is designed to fly high by staying down low. Russia's Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI) is developing a new heavy transport aircraft ...

Yates Electrospace Silent Arrow GD-2000 Flown: 2018 Configuration: Air-launched disposable glider (electric reusable option) Weight: 2,000 lb. Payload: 1,631 lb. Standoff range: 40 mi. Credit: Yates ...

In a bizarre accident, the U.S. Navy suffered an expensive loss over the weekend that saw one of the most technologically advanced fighter jets in the world, an F/A-18 Super Hornet, blown off the deck ...