To prevent another catastrophe, NASA will replace braking mechanisms on all its space shuttles after discovering some of the gears were installed backward. Shuttle program manager Bill Parsons said ...

All three remaining space shuttle orbiters will undergo extensive tail repairs before they are cleared for flight, NASA officials have decided. Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour all must be outfitted ...

Lion Air failed to properly rectify a fault with the auto speed brake on one of its Boeing 737-400s before it was involved in a runway overrun accident at Pontianak on 2 November 2010. The aircraft, ...

The Embraer 170 will not be fitted with a ventral speed-brake to attain steep approach certification to London City Airport (LCY). ``It was noisy and added 100 kilograms to the aircraft,'' said Luis ...

A commonly overlooked performance enhancement for diesel trucks is the braking system. Some diesel owners tend to obsess over creating more torque and horsepower for their truck in order to increase ...