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Learning Aeronautical Engineering From Historic Aircraft Designs

Vintage Aviation News

Setting the benchmark for modern airliners, the Douglas DC-3 (1935) a classic in commercial aviation brought all-metal construction, retractable landing gear, and more efficient airfoil designs. The Boeing 707 (1957) proved that big passenger planes could be both profitable and efficient, hence launching the modern airline sector.

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Is Flying a Helicopter Harder Than Flying a Plane? A Comparative Analysis

Pilot's Life Blog

The wings are designed with an airfoil shape, curved on the top and flatter on the bottom, creating a pressure difference when air flows over them. Each rotor blade acts as an airfoil, and as it rotates, it moves air over its surface, generating lift. Does turbulence affect helicopters differently?

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