RMS Lusitania looked like the glamorous future of Atlantic travel, but at high speed her stern could vibrate so violently that key spaces became unusable. This breaks down the propeller wake ...

In 1887 one of the most important experiments in the history of physics took place. American scientists Michelson and Morley failed to measure the speed of the Earth by comparing the speed of light in ...

The famous British Supermarine Spitfire used various propellers during its early service. Rotol Airscrews, Ltd was formed in 1937 as a joint venture of Rolls-Royce and Bristol. The name, a combination ...

ALTA, Utah (KUTV) — Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed one person and injured ...

It is more fuel-efficient to maintain a steady speed because the total energy used depends on the average air resistance. Since air resistance is proportional to the square of speed, your average ...

A preliminary report on the Harnett County plane crash that killed two people does not indicate a probable cause but describes what happened as the aircraft went down after leaving the Raleigh ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the ...

This is part to of my flight in a Cessna 182t with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit. As in the previous video, I get to fly this high performance aircraft to Northeast Philadelphia Airport and back to ...