From unusually low landings to mountain-top airstrips that drop off cliffs, pilots approach these dangerous runways with extreme caution.

KATHMANDU, Nepal Adventure White Mountain today announced the launch of its new helicopter tour program offering direct ...

Man jumps high above the Southern California coastline, stepping into clear air with the ocean stretched out below. The ...

Airbus subsidiary AALTO HAPS hopes by mid-2026 to have begun construction of a new launch and landing site in northern ...

In late 2022, dramatic footage showed a Mexican Air Force UH-60L Black Hawk flying at dangerously low altitude over the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a reinforcement learning (RL)-based altitude controller for a coaxial octorotor UAV performing landing on a moving platform under sudden, high-magnitude disturbance. The ...

When Neanderthals in Italy were crossing the Alps, it's likely they took refuge in high-altitude bear caves. A new study of stone tools in Caverna Generosa, a cave sitting 1,450 meters up in the ...

TO 495. THAT’S TRAFFIC ON A TUESDAY NIGHT. SO WE KNOW THE PATRIOTS ARE HEADED TO THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. AND THEY HAVE A PLAN TO HANDLE THE HIGH ALTITUDE IN DENVER. BUT DO FANS NEED TO HAVE A PLAN ...

Scientists flew the XL-Calibur telescope on a high-altitude balloon to measure polarized X-rays from Cygnus X-1. These measurements reveal details about the chaotic, superheated material swirling ...

When most people hear about high-altitude platforms (HAPs), they think of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. And for good reason: defense investment and headlines have long revolved ...