Massachusetts Insitute of Technology Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Preston Tower looks behind him at two jets flown by fellow MIT cadets in a mixed reality environment during a flying training ...

Virtual reality (VR) is rapidly becoming an essential tool in aviation training, with successful implementations at major entities such as Air France–KLM Airlines Group for pilot familiarization and ...

Aerospace and science editor Alan Boyle, explores NASA’s Curiosity rover and its surroundings on Mars in virtual reality at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. (GeekWire photo by Kevin Lisota) I’ve been to ...

Flight simulations used to either require the use of a keyboard and mouse, which are nothing like the feel of “actually” flying, or the purchase and installation ...

Visitors to Seattle’s Museum of Flight can use smartphones equipped with VR glasses to look into the interior of historic airplanes. (Credit: Microsoft via YouTube) It’s not easy to crawl through the ...

One of the most dangerous environments in the United States Navy is the deck of an aircraft carrier. Catapult systems that can remove limbs, furious engines, whipping propellers and high winds create ...

Google's long-hidden flight simulator is no longer limited to the desktop app. Users can now pilot a virtual aircraft directly from their browser and fly over almost any location on Earth.

Bombardier’s “Aircraft 0” — an on-the-ground integrated systems test and certification rig for the CSeries aircraft (ISTCR) — has begun virtual flights at its Mirabel, Québec facility. The ...

High in the air, a 737 crew livestreams their flight — asking for money along the way. It's an unusual ask for pilots of an airliner. If you're paying attention, though, there's a lot unusual about ...

FIRST there were the overhead televisions showing films. Then seatback entertainment screens were introduced. More recently, many airlines have introduced in-flight entertainment services that can be ...