Dorsal fins, which began appearing on aircraft around the mid-1930s in various forms, are aerodynamic extensions on the vertical tail, often mistakenly perceived to primarily enhance directional ...

Bengaluru, Feb 14 (PTI) Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) on Tuesday said it has shipped the first vertical fin structure for the Boeing 737 aircraft from its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad ...

Boeing confirmed that it uncovered a manufacturing problem with 787 vertical fins—the fourth production-quality issue linked to the widebody twinjet program in recent weeks. The newest issue, like two ...

Russian analysts have verified the strength of the Yakovlev MC-21’s replacement vertical fin, which is being constructed from domestically-produced composites. The change is part of United Aircraft’s ...

Russian airframer Aviastar has completed work on the first vertical fin for the Irkut MC-21, and transferred the component for bird-strike tests. The company says that the composite fin – with the ...