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Saudia transports three Boeing 777s from Jeddah to Riyadh by road 

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Saudia, the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently transported three of its retired Boeing 777 aircraft from Jeddah Airport (JED) to Riyadh International Airport (RUH). years old and was delivered to the airline from Boeing in March 1998. years old having first been delivered to the airline in September 1998.

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Exploring the Essential Sections of an Aircraft: A Comprehensive Guide

Pilot's Life Blog

Generate Lift With Airplane Wings One of the most valuable airplane parts that connect to the fuselage is the wings. The wings work with other sections of an aircraft to increase lift and adjust stalling speed. All of these primary control surfaces serve as a horizontal stabilizer for the plane.

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What Is a Dutch Roll, and Is It Dangerous?

Pilot Institute

The outer wing generates more lift than the inner wing since it’s temporarily moving faster. Extra lift makes the wing rise. Increased lift on the raised wing immediately creates more induced drag. Placing the center of gravity ahead of the aircraft’s center of lift improves longitudinal stability.

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Incidents and accidents: AeroTime’s commercial airline safety roundup of 2024  

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As 2024 draws to a close, there can be little doubt that, over the course of the year, airline safety has continued to reach new levels, with fewer accidents, fewer aircraft being written off, and fewer fatalities. This list is not exhaustive, however.

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Museum of the American G.I. Gets a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper

Vintage Aviation News

On January 28, 1945, it was leased by the RFC to United Airlines with the civil registration NC49543 and took on the name Mainliner New Jersey. A forklift is being used to lift the horizontal stabilizer from the fuselage. On August 1, 1949, the aircraft was bought outright by United and renamed Mainliner Youngstown.

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Unusual Queens: Top 10 coolest special mission Boeing 747s

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RELATED Pure power: The worlds largest aircraft engine manufacturers General Electric uses a Boeing 747-400 registered N747GF, a 30-year-old airframe originally delivered to Japan Airlines in 1994. N747GE was acquired by the company in 1992, taking it directly from the fleet of iconic airline Pan Am.

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