Lockheed Martin's advanced development arm Skunk Works and the U.S. Air Force have successfully tested technology that allows fighter pilots to control a drone while in flight. During a recent flight ...

American F-16 Fighting Falcons are getting a new cockpit management unit (CMU) from Avalex as part of the U.S. Air Force’s mobile user objective system (MUOS) program to upgrade the so-called Viper.

The Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747 represent two of the most iconic widebody aircraft ever produced, each embodying distinct engineering philosophies that are evident starting in the cockpit. While ...

Why can't aircraft controls be wholly automated so as to reduce, or completely do away with the hundreds of buttons in the cockpit? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, ...

Think voice control for pilots, 3D-printed parts and displays to help the crew see what they might otherwise miss. All these technologies could make aviation safer than ever. Lexy was a producer and ...