Few Cold War aircraft had stirred the imagination like the English Electric Lightning, a British interceptor that had been ...

Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.

An Airbus A350 was struck by lightning while sitting on the runway in the midst of an intense storm in São Paulo on Friday. Passengers waiting to board the flight stood and watched as the enormous ...

Studies show that about 90 percent of the lightning strikes to aircraft are thought to be initiated by the presence of the aircraft itself. [Credit: iStock ] Question: A friend of mine was flying a ...

Flying is usually not an enjoyable experience at the best of times, but it can be downright scary for some of us. Especially when worrying about potential hazards or spending too much time reading up ...