The A-4 Skyhawk was the Navy’s answer to a 1950s problem: deliver nuclear or conventional punch from a carrier without buying a huge, complex jet. -Douglas designer Ed Heinemann built it small, simple ...

United Airlines flight 354 from San Francisco to Boston diverted to Denver due to damage to a wing slat. The damage, a torn wing slat, was noticed by passengers after a loud vibration during takeoff.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State engineering study could shape the future of tilt-wing plane design thanks to a $600,000 U.S. Department of Defense grant and a one-of-a-kind wind tunnel. Shreyas ...