Pitot-static systems, despite their simplicity, are crucial for basic flight data (airspeed, altitude, VSI), and their failures, often due to blockages, can lead to catastrophic accidents like ...

When you’re driving your car, you’re probably regularly looking at the speedometer to make sure you comply with the local speed limits. The method by which it works is simple enough: ...

You might have noticed that some fighter jets have a needle-like object on its nose, but what is it and how does it affect the military aircraft?