Flight Training Central

MARCH 3, 2025

Depending on design, airfoils used in general aviation, stall at angles of attack between 16 to 18 degrees. The power on stall simulates the takeoff and departure situations, and the power off stalls the approach and landing conditions. At the normal approach speed, lower the nose to the approach pitch attitude.

Rudder 96

Rudder Aileron Airplanes Accelerated Stall 96

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. When air flows over the aircraft wing, the shape of the airfoil creates low pressure above the wing and relatively higher pressure below the wing. How Are Wingtip Vortices Formed?

Turbulence 97

Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

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. This pressure difference produces lift, allowing the aircraft to ascend.

Torque 52

Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

This principle is fundamental in generating lift, thrust, and maneuverability, allowing aircraft to fly. Thrust (how it moves forward). They are designed with a special shape called an airfoil, which encourages passing air to turn and deflect downward. That force is called thrust. Wings do just that.

Lift 52

Lift Torque Thrust Aileron 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The beautiful little jet that emerged copied the wings, fuel tanks, and main landing gear from the P-16 [lightweight fighter project in Switzerland] As 1960 approached, Lear, already successful in the consumer and aviation electronics market, was looking to fill a niche in the emerging personal transportation market.

Jet 52

Jet Airfoil Airplanes Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

But it was apparent the smallest Grumman flying boat was too small and full of quirks—the cabin door won’t open if the flaps are down, for example—to justify something approaching a direct copy. The airfoil is a Harry Riblett shape, giving modernized flow separation on the leading edge for a soft stall yet with good lift and drag performance.

Airplanes 79

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 79