Winter Storm brings deicing into focus: that truck sprays glycol-based fluid that strips ice and prevents refreeze before ...

When you gotta go, you gotta go–even at 30,000 feet. The alarming noise ensues when you press the “flush” button in an airplane toilet and the bowl’s contents are magically sucked away into oblivion.

Speed brakes are high-drag devices designed to help aircraft descend faster without gaining excess speed. They're especially useful when a pilot needs to increase the descent rate without shocking the ...

A brief history of man's attempts to fly accompanies a description of the principles by which an airplane flies. siris_sil_33800 ...