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Current articles and commentary on aviation and aviation research.
Investigating the Aerodynamic Behavior of Rockets with Varying Nose Cone Geometries in Subsonic Flight
How much does drag change when a rocket's nose cone shape changes?
Read MoreTurboshaft Engine Weight Estimation Model Development Based on Statistical Data
How accurately can a turboshaft engine's weight be predicted at the preliminary design stage?
Read MoreStochastical and Simultaneous Design of Mini Unmanned Helicopter Blade Taper and Its AFCS
How much does jointly optimizing blade shape and flight control cut autonomous flight cost?
Read MoreIntegration of Artificial Intelligence into Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
For controlling drones, which wins: genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic, or reinforcement learning?
Read MoreDynamics of the New Generation Workforce in Aviation: Generation Z from the Perspective of Managers
What do aviation managers see as Gen Z's biggest strength — and its biggest friction point?
Read MoreStrategic Assessment of Agile Manufacturing Capabilities in the Aerospace Sector
What actually drives agility in Türkiye's aerospace manufacturing sector?
Read MoreNonlinear Flight Simulator Development and Scenario-Based Evaluation for a Transport Aircraft in MATLAB/Simulink
Can a Boeing 747's engine failure be realistically simulated without a single real flight test?
Read MoreExplainable Machine Learning for Airfoil Self-Noise Prediction: A Comparative Study with SHAP Analysis
The most accurate noise-prediction model isn't enough — it also needs to explain why it predicted what it did.
Read MoreAirline Passenger Satisfaction in the Digital Era: An Analysis Using Random Forest
Across 129,880 passengers, seat comfort and online boarding turn out to matter most.
Read MoreThe Influence of Digital Innovation Capability and Institutional Quality on Aviation Activities
Passenger traffic tracks mobile connectivity; freight traffic tracks institutional quality instead.
Read MoreMarket Entry Barriers for Low-Cost Carriers: An Examination Within the Turkish Market
Turkish passenger numbers went from 34 million to 230 million since 2003 — so what still blocks new low-cost carriers?
Read MoreMacroeconomic Determinants of Air Passenger Demand in Türkiye: Evidence from ARDL and Nonlinear ARDL Models
Inflation clearly dampens air travel demand — but the exchange rate's effect is murkier than expected.
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