Ailerons are crucial for maintaining aircraft control on the ground, especially in windy conditions, by managing the airplane's attitude and preventing the upwind wing from lifting. This ground ...

Investigators in the U.K. are praising a flight crew for their calm handling of an in-flight emergency. The cargo flight from ...

Instinctual use of ailerons to correct a wing drop during a stall is a dangerous reaction for pilots. Applying excessive aileron can aggravate the stall on the wingtip, increase drag, and potentially ...

Investigators are attempting to understand the reason behind unresponsive ailerons on De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops, an anomaly discovered during a separate probe into an aileron cable ...

Portuguese investigators have found that an Embraer 190’s aileron cables had been incorrectly rigged before a ferry flight during which the pilots experienced severe in-flight control problems.