Aileron Knot Runway 
Flying Magazine
MAY 1, 2025
The aerospace giant has released video of the test aircraft attempting to land in winds of 40-60 knots in Lubbock, Texas. READ MORE: NASA and Boeing Hit Pause on Experimental X-66 The video shows the airplane crabbed into the wind, then during the transition from approach to landing the nose is aligned with the centerline of the runway.
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
Whether it is a short Cub flight to the north for Coopers Bar-B-Que, a true Texas pit grilling experience, or a quick hop over to a makeshift, 1,000-foot grass runway paralleling the road at the local winery, you are sure to be entertained throughout your training. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said.
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Aerotime
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Michael Derrer Fuchs / Shutterstock Once the pushback is complete and the engines are running, the crew will contact ATC again for taxi clearance, effectively asking the tower for the route they are required to follow and which taxiways to use to reach the active runway.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 12, 2025
The Ercoupe design featured an interconnect between the full-span ailerons, rudder, and steerable nosewheel. In a crosswind, you fly an Ercoupe down the runway with whatever crab angle you need to track the centerline and let the gear figure it out upon touchdown. Push and pull for pitch. The ERCO Ercoupe was an immediate success.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
When the aircraft encounters a vortex and its strong enough to induce roll, the pilot counters it by using the ailerons against the roll and tries to fly out of the wake as soon as possible. If the aircrafts wingspan is long enough, its ailerons will extend beyond the vortex diameter, and counter control would still be possible.
Air Facts
MAY 24, 2024
We started up the engine, got the weather, asked the tower for our instrument flight plan, and began to taxi from the T-hangars on the east side of the field down the familiar route of “Hotel, Echo” to runway 18 right for a departure to the north with a turn to the east. Destin Tower told me to expect a right base for a landing on Runway 12.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. On the walkaround, you doubtlessly noted the full-span flaperons (flaps plus ailerons as one unit).
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