Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

The school also offers spin endorsements, upset recovery, aerobatic training, and hourly instruction if youre just itching to check the GameBird off your airplane bucket list. The Sbach, a notoriously difficult airplane to fly, challenges even the hardest of hard-core aerobatic pilots. The four-blade MT propeller is the only exception.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Aerotime

JULY 5, 2024

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has started low-rate serial production of its AG600 amphibious airplane. These include DARPA’s heavy lift seaplane program and US military interest in the capabilities of Regent’s Seaglider , a wing-on-ground vehicle capable of skimming the surface of the ocean at high speeds.

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Lift Airplanes 293

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This invisible turbulence is caused by a pair of counterrotating vortices behind an airplane’s wingtips, generated whenever a wing develops lift. A hazardous phenomenon that all pilots learn to avoid when operating at airports is wake turbulence. This video clip below is from Sporty’s complete Learn to Fly Course.

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Turbulence Airplanes Lift Pilot 98

Flight Training Central

MARCH 3, 2025

A wing will always stall at the same angle of attack; however, weight, and bank angle, power setting and load factor may change the speed or the pitch attitude at which the airplane stalls. Also, the weight in the airplane must be properly distributed and balanced. The test standards divide stalls into power off and power on.

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Rudder Aileron Airplanes Accelerated Stall 96

Aerotime

JULY 2, 2024

.” Boeing said in a statement that the new order was reflective of the “rapid growth of e-commerce and the need for efficient and reliable transportation across the globe” and that the extra freighters will provide Turkish Airlines with an additional 408 metric tons to its cargo lift.

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Cargo Airline Airlines Payload 301

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

After the war, the aircraft was used for medical air transport and cargo lifts between Hawaii and California during the Korean War before being decommissioned in 1956. The second airplane is Marianas Mars, Bu. Navy during World War II. Each of these impressive planes was given a proper name, perhaps as a nod to their nautical roots.

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Cargo Lift Weather Airplanes 127

Aerotime

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Notable is the surge in passenger volume in Asia, where pandemic restrictions were last to lift and carriers have been slow to reinstate capacity. Kwok Ho Eddie Wong Flickr Theres an in-built hack on this route to get a better seat and a nicer airplane.

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Airline Airlines Clearance Lift 269

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

After the war, the aircraft was used for medical air transport and cargo lifts between Hawaii and California during the Korean War before being decommissioned in 1956. The second airplane is Marianas Mars, Bu. Navy during World War II. Each of these impressive planes was given a proper name, perhaps as a nod to their nautical roots.

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Cargo Lift Airplanes 106

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Airplane wings vary in shape and size, but all have standard features like the chord line. Wing Control: Flaps, slats, and ailerons change the chord line, impacting lift and control. There are many styles of the wing, including: Straight wings Swept wings Delta Wings Elliptical wings Tapered Straight Wing These wings all generate lift.

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Center of Gravity Camber Lift Airfoil 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 7, 2024

As much as it seems sometimes that airplanes fly by magic, it’s important for every pilot to understand at least the basic fundamentals of aerodynamics. The term 'angle of attack' is defined as the angle between the airplane's longitudinal axis and that of the air striking the airfoil. What force makes an airplane turn?

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Gross Weight Longitudinal Axis Airfoil Lift 98

Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

Many explanations on websites, videos, and even some textbooks oversimplify or misrepresent the true mechanics of lift. In reality, lift generation involves both Bernoullis principle and Newtons third law working together. Read on to understand Bernoullis principle and how it relates to lift the right way.

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Pilot Lift Camber Airfoil 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 1, 2025

Studying historical aircraft helps students understand the development of flight and learn from early engineers about problems of lift, propulsion, stability, and material constraints. Often touted as the first successful powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer (1903) clearly shows lift, propulsion, and control.

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Drag Lift Jet Stability 52

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In its Airplane Flying Handbook , the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines the take-off roll (or ground roll) as "the portion of the take-off procedure during which the airplane is accelerated from a standstill to an airspeed that provides sufficient lift for it to become airborne."

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Lift Airplanes Runway 111

Aerotime

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Physics of mobility 101 Every movement, every transportation, regardless of whether it takes place in a car, by train, on a bicycle, in an airplane or simply by walking, requires energy. The mass to be moved (in kilograms, kg) plays a decisive role both in the energy required for acceleration and for the lifting work.

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Drag Lift V Speed Airplanes 144

Simple Flying

JUNE 11, 2024

While helicopters are designed for vertical operations, the VTOL classification is only limited to airplanes that can achieve lift in forward flight. As the name suggests, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft can become airborne or land vertically without the use of a runway strip.

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Lift Runway Airplanes 111

Pilot Institute

MARCH 24, 2025

Once the airplane has reached a point where it nearly stalls or loses lift, youll initiate a pivot or turn. The aircraft doesnt actually stall because it pivots before it loses too much lift. A stall maneuver is when you slow the aircraft until the wings lose lift. The stall turn consists of three main parts.

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Rudder Lift Descent Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Have you ever thought about landing an airplane without using flaps? Think about these scenarios: maybe the flaps stop working, or youre flying an older airplane that doesnt even have them. Lift and Drag Modifications A no-flaps landing significantly reduces drag and lift, which is why the approach is flown at a higher speed.

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Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

Northstar VFR

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Its your slowest turn and if you arent carefully watching your airspeed, you can get too slow in the turn, exceed your critical angle of attack, stall the airplane, and enter a spin. The most common area is your base to final turn. Whats terrible is that base to final happens close to the ground. What happens next?

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Pilot Checkride Aileron Airplanes 75

Simple Flying

MAY 29, 2024

One of the design differences between the two manufacturers is the types of wingtip devices used on airplanes. These are specialized enhancements at the tips of wings to minimize lift-induced drag and increase fuel efficiency in flight. Can you tell the difference between Airbus and Boeing aircraft?

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Drag Lift Airplanes 105

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2024

After the war, they supported the Korean War with medical air transport lifts between Hawaii and California, later transitioning to cargo lift work between Hawaii and California before being decommissioned in 1956. The second airplane is Marianas Mars, Bu. Navy during World War II. In the foreground is Philippine Mars, Bu.

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Lift Cargo Airplanes 142

Aerotime

JULY 5, 2024

The Japan Times YouTube Channel Airport employees wore three kilogram robotic suits around their waists to help with lifting heavy objects. The suits worked by sending bioelectric signals from the brain to the muscles, prompting the machine to support the weight being lifted and reducing back stress.

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Lift Cargo Weather Hangar 284

Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

Low wing airplanes were designed by the very devil himself. You don’t have to hang around airports, airplanes or pilots very long until someone will crank up the high wing versus low wing debate. You don’t have to hang around airports, airplanes or pilots very long until someone will crank up the high wing versus low wing debate.

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Lift Drag Airplanes Ground Effect 97

Flight Training Central

AUGUST 21, 2024

During your flight training, you’ll learn all about the 4 forces acting on the airplane in flight, including lift, thrust, weight and drag. This week’s tip takes a closer look at the aerodynamic forces that cause the rearward force of drag, including a breakdown of parasite vs. induced drag.

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Drag Thrust Lift Airplanes 95

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

Otto Lilienthal did it by shifting his weight, but for the much larger Wright Flyer the solution was to make one wing produce more lift than the other by twisting them in opposite directions. Actually, a prescient Englishman, Matthew Boulton, had patented the idea in 1868, when airplanes were still a thought experiment.

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Aileron Airfoil Weight-Shift-Control Airplanes 108

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

Never preheat the airplane cabin before boarding due to accumulation of moisture on the instruments. How will frost on the wings of an airplane affect takeoff performance? Frost will change the camber of the wing, increasing its lifting capability. Frost will not affect the takeoff performance of an airplane.

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Weather Camber Lift NOTAMs 105

Flight Training Central

MARCH 11, 2024

Calculating the airplane’s weight and balance is a mandatory task you must complete before every flight. Many of an airplane’s performance, handling, and structural characteristics are a function of weight and balance, not to mention the safety risks associated with operating an overloaded or out-of-balance airplane.

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Airplanes Gross Weight Lift Pilot 52

Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

The airplane rudder is one of the most misunderstood of the primary flight controls. The yaw of the airplane rotates around its vertical axis. The rudder is a movable flight control which is mounted on the trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer on the back of the airplane. Where is the rudder? Why is this?

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Rudder Airplanes Pilot Stability 52

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

1) High Roundout Sometimes when the airplane appears to temporarily stop moving downward, the roundout has been made too rapidly and the airplane is flying level, too high above the runway. This would result in the airplane stalling and dropping hard onto the runway. This climbing during the roundout is known as ballooning.

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Airplanes Runway Accelerated Stall Lift 89

Cranky Flier

AUGUST 29, 2024

After all, the government has done nothing but shrink the number of slots available at the airport, so the airline had no choice but to get smaller if it couldn’t find another place to put airplanes. This wasn’t lifted until after summer 2023. In fact, that was its best plan until it emerged leaner in March 2022.

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Lift Airline Airlines Airplanes 276

AV Web

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A pair of aerodynamic researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have created a raptor-inspired drone that uses its tail feathers to control bank, rather than wingtip feathers mimicked by ailerons on airplanes.

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Tail Aileron Drag Lift 102

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The faster an aircraft goes, the more lift it generates. Lift is the upward force that keeps you in the air. If airspeed is too slow, the aircraft could lose lift and stall. Meanwhile, lower altitudes demand that you be extra careful with airspeed to maintain lift and prevent stalls. miles per hour. Dangerous mistake.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 1955 Cessna 180 Skywagon.

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Lift Transponder Rudder Pilot 105

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2024

VTOL, which stands for Vertical Takeoff and Landing drones, are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that can lift off and land vertically. Because their rotors can adjust direction and lift so quickly, multi-rotors are incredibly agile and responsive. You might have heard about them being used by the military or in futuristic air taxis.

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Payload Lift Runway Weather 52

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Storo lifted the British fighter into the air for the first time on June 28, 2022, from Tillamook Municipal Airport near his home. It actually flew fine, and it flies like a normal airplane. At that point, you’re simply looking down the runway, and then it lifts off. 19 Squadron.

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Airplanes Crosswind Tail Cockpit 125

AV Web

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Also, lift fences that serve as spoilers can keep an airplane from trying to “fly” while tied down. AOPA suggests considering deflating tires or digging holes to keep the wheels more firmly in place. Gust locks are also recommended. The tiedowns themselves should be inspected for rotted rope or rusted chains.

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Pitot Tube Aileron Lift Hangar 104

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

This can cause you to lose lift. Remember Bernoulli’s Theorem and how lift is created. The loss of lift causes the aircraft to stall and lose altitude. We practice power-off stalls to help us identify the signs of a stall and the characteristics of your airplane when it stalls. Why Practice Power-off Stalls?

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Descent Approach AGL Lift 52

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