TweakTown

MOZA expands its Flight Simulation hardware in a big way with its new cockpit lineup

MOZA is showcasing its expanded Flight Simulation Ecosystem hardware at FlightSimWeekend 2026 this weekend, with four new ...
Hackaday

The Zero-Power Flight Computer

In the early days of aviation, pilots or their navigators used a plethora of tools to solve common navigation and piloting ...
Hackaday

The World’s First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer

When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and that ...
Marketplace

Why do we use computers to help planes fly?

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently faced scrutiny after a software error caused a JetBlue flight to lose altitude and make an emergency landing. Nearly 6,000 ...

Is it true that the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 doesn't need a flight engineer?

The truth about the third wheel in the cockpit.
The Atlantic

Newest Flight 370 Claim Says Someone Ordered the Plane's Computer to Change Course

American officials are now saying that the first sharp westward turn taken by missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was programmed into a computer system, most likely by someone in the cockpit, ...
Seeking Alpha

Palladyne AI Achieves Breakthrough Flight Milestone With First Flight of IntelliSwarm: Palladyne AI’s SwarmOS Autonomous Swarming Software Integrated Into Its BRAIN X2 Flight ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Palladyne AI Corp. (PDYN) (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) (“Palladyne AI”), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered ...