Ask the Pilot

MAY 28, 2024

I was in seventh grade, and a diehard airplane buff. Just as the plane lifted off, its left engine broke loose. As the engine ripped away, it severed hydraulic lines, releasing the hydraulic pressure that held the wing’s leading edge slats, deployed to provide critical lift during takeoff, in place.

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Lift Tarmac Airplanes Runway 101

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In my mind, I knew that other airplanes had more capacity – my friend Kim and her husband Nick had just flown a few missions in their DeHavilland Beaver, and a trio of C-47s had made runs to some of the communities in need. As the volunteers emptied my airplane, my hopes of sticking around for a few days of missions faded.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Aerodynamic Differences Fixed-Wing Aircraft (Airplanes) Airplanes , or fixed-wing aircraft, generate lift through their stationary wings as they move forward. This pressure difference produces lift, allowing the aircraft to ascend. This principle underscores the importance of maintaining adequate airspeed during flight.

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Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Learn the basic structure of an airplane while in flight school at Leopard Aviation. From the navigation display to the wing structure, understanding all segments of an airplane is crucial in the aviation industry. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 7, 2024

The intent was to own an airplane capable of visiting each state in the continental U.S. The reality was restoring an older airplane that was significantly more expensive and time-consuming than we had imagined before starting the project. Life happened, and we sold the airplane before ever starting the engine for the first time.

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Airplanes Pilot Lift Cargo 73

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A standard 150, equipped with a Land-O-Matic gear, 40-degree Para-Lift flaps, two seats, a straight tail, and powered by a 100 hp Continental O-200 engine fit the bill for many, especially those who did not want to deal with the 150s trickier tailwheel predecessors, the Cessna 120 and 140. We trusted the airplane. It was awesome.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

As I passed Atlanta, the skies went from sunny to cloudy, which was as advertised, but as I neared the South Carolina state line, the weather wasn’t lifting. While a bunch of guys in small airplanes can’t haul as much as a cargo jet, the problem is that in this region, there aren’t many runways that can handle large jets.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. This increased density increases airflow over the wings, generating more lift. Fewer air molecules result in less dense air, which means less lift.

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Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What is a Turbine Airplane There is a misconception among the public that airplanes are divided between prop and jet. Turboprop-powered airplanes are generally slower and don’t fly as high as turbofan-powered airplanes but are often just as advanced.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 7, 2024

The intent was to own an airplane capable of visiting each state in the continental U.S. The reality was restoring an older airplane that was significantly more expensive and time-consuming than we had imagined before starting the project. Life happened, and we sold the airplane before ever starting the engine for the first time.

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Airplanes Pilot Lift Cargo 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. The aircrafts wing is able to generate lift due to its shape. Why does this increase the lift? How Do Ailerons Work?

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

entered WWII, Nolde joined the CAP, ferrying cargo and personnel around the country. Throughout the weekend, the little canary-yellow airplane with a wooden propeller proudly posed for photos with old and young admirers alike, her much younger and far more advanced siblings in the background.

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Fly with Eva

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

I promised to share the story of changing from flying passengers on the Boeing 737 through Europe, to my future pilot job, flying cargo on the Boeing 747 all over the world. Besides that, I really long to fly worldwide, and not initially regional Asia only, ánd I love that I will fly cargo on the 747. Will I be back, and if so, when?

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Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Total immersion programs have higher airplane rental rates, and higher flight instructor rates. For example, cadets will often be taught in airplanes with advanced glass flight decks. Other airline partners pay a fixed rate for a regional airplane to fly, and that other partner then sells the seats as if it is their own flight.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Horizon Aircraft During the take-off and landing phases of flight, the wing surfaces can transform from a smooth horizontal flying surface into a stabilizer, housing 14 fans that provide the lift for vertical flight – five embedded on either side of the main wing, plus a further two mounted either side within the forward canard wings.

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Ask the Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

Workers are subject to overheating, and so is their ground equipment: all of those myriad tugs, tractors, carts and lifts that Airplanes themselves, meanwhile, have a lot of internal machinery, both electronic and mechanical, and much of it runs hot to begin with. Throw in soaring temps and things can break down.

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Air Facts

JUNE 7, 2024

We glommed onto them and that led us to start building model airplanes when we could cadge our parents into buying them. That led to our Airplane Spotters Club in his grandmother’s garden house where we made models and read about airplanes in Popular Mechanics and Flying Magazine. The Airplane Spotters Club on steroids!

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AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

Passenger and cargo aircraft look the same when flying over head. Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. Most dedicated cargo aircraft are military transports, e.g., C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hurcules, Antonov’s heavy-lift family.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 9, 2024

Boasting colossal dimensions and designed to carry the world’s largest payloads, WindRunner is set to break existing aviation records for scale by some margin and will set a new benchmark in airborne cargo transportation. The aircraft’s height will measure 79ft (24m) while its wingspan will be 261ft (80m).

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Airplanes Cargo Payload Horizontal Stabilizer 310

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The contents of this article have been limited to commercial aircraft performing public transport flights, whether carrying cargo or passengers (or both). NTSB The airplane landed safely back at Portland without further incident, and all occupants (two pilots, four cabin crewmembers, and 171 passengers) deplaned at the gate.

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Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Mars fleet, produced between 1942 and 1947, originally flew cargo missions between Hawaii and the Pacific Islands in support of the U.S. After the war, the aircraft were used for medical air transport and cargo lifts between Hawaii and California during the Korean War, before being decommissioned in 1956.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

Air Force One is perhaps the most recognizable Boeing in the sky, providing lift for the president of the United States and their entourage—and it’s due for replacement. The Air Force designation for the 747-200B is VC-25A, with the “V” denoting a VIP/executive configuration and the “C” standing for cargo.

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