Air France tail fin recovered Nick Olle and wires Posted Mon 8 Jun 2009 at 3:17pm, updated Tue 9 Jun 2009 at 1:02am ...

The tail section is critical to flight because it provides stability and helps the pilots steer the plane. There are hundreds of KC-135s, RC-135s and WC-135s in the Air Force fleet.

The U.S. Air Force is testing drag-reducing devices called "Finlets" on MC-130Js with the goal of improving the transport ...

Dec. 7 (UPI) --The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center received approval to enter the production phase for the B61-12 nuclear bomb's upgraded tail-fin assembly. The new phase, approved in late ...

As international air travel rebounds, The Straits Times goes plane spotting at Changi Airport, homing in on the tail fin designs of newer and lesser-known carriers.

Red Arrows turn 50 and get a celebrative paint job UK's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has just unveiled a new tail fin livery to mark their 50th Display Season. It is very British, as the ...

Even if Flight 587's pilots were rough with the rudder, that should not have caused the tail fin to fall off, said David Stempler, president of the Air Travelers Association.

Norwegian Air is celebrating International Women's Day by honouring 10 women as part of its tail fin heroes series. The carrier has picked eight new women to add to its tributes, joining the ...

The test took place at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. As the photo from the test demonstrates, the Boeing-designed tail fin does wonders for the accuracy of B61 gravity bombs.