What happens when a pilot’s brain insists everything is normal while the aircraft is plunging toward the ground? ASX Research examines the science of spatial disorientation, the deadly conflict between human perception and flight instruments, and the decisions that turn sensory illusions into fatal aviation accidents.
Category: Aviation
A Hydrogen Bomb During Your Scheduled Flight
What happens when a hydrogen bomb detonates near a commercial airliner? ASX Research examines the terrifying progression from blinding flash to shock wave, aircraft damage, radiation exposure, and the injuries that may develop hours or days later.
346 Dead – and Boeing Is Still Asking Pilots to Work Around the Software
After 346 deaths in two Boeing 737 MAX disasters, a newly examined software defect raises troubling questions about pilot workload, engineering accountability, and whether aviation safety lessons have truly been learned.
Area 51 Replaced? Dugway Proving Ground Is Not Area 52. It’s More.
Did America’s most secret aviation programs move from Area 51 to Utah? A 58-page ASX Research investigation separates the Area 52 legend from Dugway Proving Ground’s extraordinary history of classified testing, experimental aircraft, chemical defense, and unmanned aviation.
Area 51 and Tonopah: The Real Science Behind America’s Secret Aircraft
Behind the mythology of Area 51 lies an extraordinary history of aerospace engineering. A 79-page ASX Research investigation explores Groom Lake and Tonopah Test Range, from the U-2 and Mach 3 reconnaissance to captured Soviet MiGs, stealth aircraft, and experimental flight testing.
The Story of Azerbaijani Aviation: From Baku’s First Flights to Modern Airpower
From Baku’s first powered flights in 1910 to modern airliners, Silk Way cargo operations, military drones, and international airports, a 17-page ASX Research study explores how Azerbaijan built an aviation industry connecting Europe and Asia.
The Impossible Turn: When an Engine Fails, Is the Runway Behind You Worth Dying For?
When an engine fails seconds after takeoff, turning back toward the runway can be fatal. A 15-page ASX Research investigation examines the aerodynamics, deadly accidents, pilot decision-making, and why surviving matters more than saving the airplane.
From Soviet Shadow to NATO’s Air Shield: Poland’s Aviation Transformation
From Soviet-era aircraft to F-35 fighters and NATO’s eastern defenses, Poland has transformed its aviation system. ASX Research examines the aircraft, airports, industry, and military networks reshaping European security.
The Air Force That Refused to Die: Poland’s Victory Without Freedom
Poland’s air force survived the destruction of its homeland, rebuilt itself in France and Britain, and helped win the Second World War. ASX Research examines the extraordinary pilots, forgotten crews, and painful political aftermath of a victory without freedom.
From a Nation Without Borders to a Nation Without Limits: The Making of Polish Aviation
Poland’s aviation ambitions survived 123 years without national independence, two world wars, and communist rule. A 20-page ASX Research study reveals how aircraft, engineering, education, and industry helped transform a divided nation into a major European aviation power.