Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

One was at the controls of an airplane alongside a CFI, and was preceded by flight planning and a preflight inspection. irplane controls work per the Lever Principle, and a wing’s airfoil shape increases lift via the Bernouilli Principle and Coanda Effect. five hours at 150 knots vs. five weeks at 5 knots).

Lift 80

Lift Airfoil Knot Airplanes 80

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

“Wing warping,” as this approach was called, was satisfactory for very slow airplanes, but faster ones required more rigidity, and by around 1908 or 1909 the idea had arisen of replacing part of the trailing edge of a wing with a hinged, controllable flap. His invention had been forgotten, however, by the time real airplanes came into being.

Aileron 108

Aileron Airfoil Weight-Shift-Control Airplanes 108

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The development of the original Lear model 23 weaves the story of a self-taught engineer and entrepreneur, a Swiss fighter prototype, and a design that proved to be the right airplane at the right time. Both were very capable airplanes. As might be expected from its jet fighter lineage, the Lear 23 was, and remains, a pilot’s airplane.

Jet 52

Jet Airfoil Airplanes Ceiling 52