Diving deeper into the last true 'pilot's fighter jet' of naval aviation.

The contracts are for the sustainment of spares and repairs crucial for the F/A-18 aircraft’s flight control surfaces (FCS). Logisticians and contracting professionals from NAVSUP (Naval Supply ...

Modern aerospace control systems are undergoing a transformative phase as traditional aerodynamic surfaces are increasingly complemented or replaced by innovative mechanisms such as moving mass ...

DARPA's X-65, that replaces conventional aircraft flight controls with puffs of air, is coming together at Boeing subsidiary Aurora’s Bridgeport, West Virginia facility. The fuselage is taking shape ...

BAE Systems has been selected by Boeing to upgrade the fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control computers (FCC) for the F-15EX Eagle II and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. The FCCs feature common ...

DARPA has selected Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale X-plane to demonstrate the viability of using active flow control (AFC) actuators for primary flight control. The award is Phase 3 of ...

DARPA has awarded a contract to Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale aircraft called the X-65. It will test a new technology that replaces moving control surfaces with Active Flow Control (AFC ...

As a key element in pursuit of the aviation industry’s net-zero emission initiative by 2050, this breakthrough concept has potential to substantially reduce commercial flight emissions The pioneering ...

Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones. Any pilot who has ever done a pre-flight check on a Cessna or a Bonanza ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $211.9 million delivery order under a basic ordering agreement to repair flight control surfaces on F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G fighter aircraft. The ...

EDWARDS, Calif. – NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and The Boeing Co. are expanding the flight envelope for the X-48B blended wing body research aircraft. Flight tests with the 500-pound, remotely ...