Any time you change a flight control’s mass, it negatively affects the speed at which the flight control can flutter. The mass of a flight control can change due to drain holes getting plugged as well ...

From our very first flight lessons we were taught to check for “full and free correct movement” of flight controls. Every preflight, whether it is for a normal flight or a post-maintenance test flight ...

The article illustrates the catastrophic consequences of maintenance shortcuts, recounting a fatal accident where a minor uninstalled cowling part led to an engine fire shortly after takeoff. Pilots ...

A press conference was held in the town of Marty, Minn., on Thursday to confirm the deaths of three soldiers who were performing a "maintenance test flight" in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that took ...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Keeping a helicopter airworthy requires a vast knowledge of the systems and components that make up the aircraft. Maintenance test pilots go through specialized training on a ...