An investigation into Guernsey’s freight plane found it had a rudder problem, after pilots discovered it to be nearly ...

United Airlines pilots said pedals that control rudder movement on the plane were stuck as they tried to keep the plane in the center of the runway during the Feb. 6 landing. The pilots were able ...

banking a turn would sometimes cause the aircraft to spin out of control. To prevent this, the Wrights added a fixed tail to their 1902 glider and then altered it into a movable rudder in the same ...

Boeing is urging airlines to inspect its 737 Max airplanes for a possible loose bolt in rudder control systems. The airplane maker called for the inspections after an international operator ...

And three-axis juggles those two plus the rudder. That one there is ... system that allows a pilot to fly an airplane without continuous hands-on control. Basically, it lets a pilot fly from ...

If the tail gets too far off course, it can swing around completely, often damaging or destroying aircraft if a wing hits the ground. Avoiding ground loops requires good rudder and brake control ...