Your aircraft is not a bloodhound: Its nose often doesn’t point in the direction of flight—which is super important when it comes to understanding relative wind, a component of stall theory.
Boeing Co. announced April 22 the sale of two giant names in general aviation—Jeppesen and ForeFlight—to a private equity firm that specializes in software and technology.
From the moment we wake up to our phone alarm, technology pervades every aspect of our lives, including aviation. Electronic flight bags, GPS navigation, glass cockpits, and iPads are just a few examples of how we incorporate technology into our flying.
All-electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft could one day bring order-of-magnitude improvements in carbon emission reductions compared to today’s current thermal engines. But these technologies still require decades of research and development.