Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series. As a rule of thumb, you really don’t want your first lesson in your first airplane to be an eventful experience. Memorable, sure. But otherwise, ...

The evolution of the airplane and its performance : a short history -- Aerodynamics of the airplane : the drag polar -- Some propulsion characteristics -- The equations of motion -- Airplane ...

When the unthinkable happened nearly two years ago and commercial passenger air travel ground to halt, there was no playbook on what to do with aircraft quickly. The industry was in uncharted ...

Modern aerospace engineering increasingly relies on the seamless integration of advanced performance modelling with state‐of‐the‐art flight control systems. These systems optimise aerodynamic ...