Runaway competition

Plane chute

Flying high

A device would help develop safer and fuel efficient planes

Wonder wings

Catching time

Detecting explosives

Happy high flying

On board oxygen generation systems could help in flying at higher altitudes

No need to wait

A system has been developed to help passengers avoid flight related problems

Safe in the fast lane

The new generation of autogyros could be a cost-effective and safe mode of transport

Dealing with tiny snags

Old wings and new flights

Engineers are hot on the heels of a new supersonic commercial aircraft, while the untiring wings of the good old Concorde receive ageing monitors

Jumbo collaboration

Great shakes

A manufacturing marvel

Flying blind

Smart jet

The development of adjustable wings will lead to more reliable and cheaper aircraft

Fast spying

Cosmic bolts

Aircraft that mainly rely on computers could take a beating from cosmic rays

Brainy box

A neural network adept at deciphering data can help find the reasons for an air crash

Daring flights

Taking off together

Fly-by-wire

Police red

Parachutes to the rescue

A US company has fitted a parachute to a light aircraft

Flying gamble

Computers have played second fiddle to analogue techniques in safety-critical systems and though airlines are switching to fly-by-wire technology,…