The Colorado mission flights took place from an airfield situated at 5,800 feet above sea level, with temperatures reaching 36°C (96.8°F) and a takeoff density altitude of 9,500ft. The B23 Energic ...

Many pilots have very little experience with mountain flying, so their familiarity with high density altitude is limited as well. [Adobe Stock] In the winter, pilots can get themselves in trouble by ...

Archer Aviation announced that its Midnight eVTOL aircraft completed an altitude flight test of 7,000 ft, which is its highest flight to date.

Four helicopter pilots, only one with an airplane rating, overloaded a Cirrus SR20 and crashed in mountainous terrain due to insufficient airspeed and altitude, despite the aircraft's stall warning ...

One of the top US-made eVTOL successfully reaches its highest altitude so far, way beyond the regular altitude for urban operations ...

A 58-second long video footage showing a green chopper struggling to fly before crashing to the ground emerged online on Saturday a few hours after a chopper crashed at Ildamati, Narok County. From ...

Archer Aviation, which manufactures the Midnight eVTOL, hopes the aircraft will become "electric air taxis" someday. The ...

David asks: Hey Ray, why is it when it gets too hot, airplanes cannot fly? This is a great question because it can actually become too hot for some aircraft to fly. Thinking of hot air balloons, that ...