Aerotime

MARCH 4, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to issue airworthiness directives (ADs) to US airlines concerning the engine nacelles on older generation Boeing 737 airplanes.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Tail Airline 292

Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

However, unwilling to confine the aircraft to the scrapper, LSSG vowed to continue its good work in restoring the airplane to a high static-only condition. While the passenger cabin retains much of its 1950s bygone-era charm, some more modern conveniences have been added to give the airplane an updated feel.

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Rudder Airplanes Tail Hangar 269

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

Many years ago, while working my way through college pumping avgas at the local airport, I discovered that one of our university deans owned a diminutive two-seat, twin-tailed airplanean Ercoupe. The story of this unique airplane begins in the early 1930s with Fred Weick, an engineer for the National Advisory Committee for Aviation (NACA).

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Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 13, 2025

In FBOs and online forums, many prospective airplane owners ask other pilots for aircraft recommendations. A GPS/COM provides some modern navigation capability, and a uAvionix Tail Beacon provides ADS-B out functionality, unlocking access to all airspace. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Tail Airplanes General Aviation Runway 105

Northstar VFR

MARCH 16, 2025

One of the fundamental aerodynamic concepts in aviation isleft-turning tendenciesthe natural forces that cause an airplane to yaw or roll left, particularly in a single-engine, propeller-driven aircraft. This force pushes the tail to the right, causing the nose to yaw left. How do you counter this left turning tendency?

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Airplanes Rudder Torque Thrust 52

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

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 7, 2025

Sabena was operated from 1923 through 2001 as the national airline of Belgium using airplanes from Fokker Tri-Motors, Douglas DC-3/4/6s, Lockheed Constellations all the way to Boeing 707s and 747s. VLOC used the 310 as most technical schools use their airplanes to repeatedly dismantle, assemble and repair for training their students.

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Airplanes Tail Airline Airlines 116

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Among the various types available for a first-time airplane owner, few offer a better balance of capability, ease of flying, and ease of ownership than the venerable Cessna 172 Skyhawk. The most modern versions incorporate a rear window and swept tail. First flown in 1957, the 172 has over the years been produced in three basic styles.

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Tail Airplanes Stability Pilot 96

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alaska will move Hawaiian’s Tokyo/Narita slot to point airplanes toward Seattle instead of Honolulu in May. Of everything we discussed, what caught my attention the most was just how much combining these two airlines will enable Hawaiian’s fleet of just over 60 passenger airplanes to be better utilized.

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Airplanes Tail Cargo Airline 147

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The major American ultra-low fare airline headquartered in Denver, Colorado, has made waves in the aviation industry with its distinctive and eye-catching airplane tail designs. 2024 marks the 30th year anniversary of Frontier Airlines and its iconic animal-themed era.

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Tail Airline Airlines Airplanes 105

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 27, 2024

First flown in 1953, the M-20 began as a small, 150-horsepower airplane with a cramped back seat and few creature comforts. The exterior shows well, with 7/10 paint in subtle colors and a simple scheme that accentuates the forward-swept lines of the unique Mooney tail. Learn more about Mooney ownership here.

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Payload Airplanes Tail Pilot 98

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

As the former owner of a vintage V-tail Bonanza, I always pay attention when one of them crashes. Both invoke traditional assumptions about V-tails, and even vintage Bonanza lovers like me acknowledge there is at least a grain or two of truth in each. It’s an airplane that has to be flown with care in IMC.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 105

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 18, 2025

For a certain segment of pilots looking to travel a certain distance, a fast, personal airplane can serve as a veritable time machine. And the rest of the airplane follows suit. These include a new nose bowl and dorsal fin/tail root fairings from Lasar Speed Mods. Learn more about Mooney ownership here.

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Transponder Airplanes Drag Knot 98

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

As the former owner of a vintage V-tail Bonanza, I always pay attention when one of them crashes. Both invoke traditional assumptions about V-tails, and even vintage Bonanza lovers like me acknowledge there is at least a grain or two of truth in each. It’s an airplane that has to be flown with care in IMC.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 98

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Unable to turn, climb, or descend the aircraft using conventional flight control inputs and effectively left to fly an unflyable airplane, the crew were forced to rely on engine power alone to find and reach a suitable airfield and attempt a landing. With 296 passengers and crew onboard that day, the stakes could not have been higher.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 294

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

During a recent conversation with Maxime Senante, founder and president of the French-based aviation apparel company Barnstormer , we discussed the current status of the airplane and the potential hope to see it airworthy once again. While the aircraft has remained grounded since then, it continues to be maintained in airworthy condition.

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Annual Inspection Airplanes Tail Pilot 131

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

All of which makes picking 10 airplanes for your fly-before-you-die list more than just a bit subjective. Meanwhile, Marc Cook, Plane & Pilot editor in chief, has 43 years in the left seat and had the good fortune to work a decade for AOPA and fly a bunch of interesting airplanes. T-6’s performat EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

Cranky Flier

MARCH 14, 2025

The new carrier plans to paint its tails yellow and put animals on its fuselage, while opening a resort in Florida swamp country. The plane landed safely in Denver at 5:15pm local time and then an engine caught fire when taxiing to the gate, forcing an immediate evacuation of the airplane. Air India Express added its 100th airplane.

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Airplanes Descent Tail Airline 130

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Even during his student days, however, Albree was fascinated with airplanes, often to the detriment of his academic studies, and he began to build his own designs. But the most radical feature of the Pigeon-Fraser was Albree’s all-moving tail design. serial numbers 116 and 117, with U.S.

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Tail Airplanes Stability Aileron 98

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Nowadays, modern aircraft are equipped with systems that can not only fly the aircraft but can also perform fully automated take-offs and landings and can even provide protection systems in the event of unusual flight situations that threaten the safety of the airplane and its occupants.

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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 152

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 5, 2025

Designed to be a training aircraft for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), the Sage Type 3 reveals the story of how a department store outfitter mobilized to build airplanes for the Royal Navy during WWI. The company that would build the Sage Type 3 had existed even before the invention of the airplane.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Flight controls mean ailerons, elevator, and rudder, of course, but on some airplanes, if the trim is mis-set, the plane might be difficult or impossible to control. That flap retraction was not performed, and although the airplane made it into the air, it did not maintain sustained flight. Your airplane may be different.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Aileron 93

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 23, 2024

The best airplanes to fly on (in my opinion) In this post I wanted to share my six favorite types of commercial aircraft. In many ways it reminds me of the A380 — the plane is quiet and smooth, there’s typically a tail camera passengers can watch, and economy is even quite comfortable. What are your airplane preferences?

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Jet Airplanes Tail Cockpit 117

CFI Academy

MARCH 28, 2025

For the FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Airplane Single Engine (ASE) checkride, the demonstration stalls are specific maneuvers that you, as a CFI candidate, must perform and explain to demonstrate your instructional knowledge and ability. How to Perform: Trim the airplane for a climb or approach speed (e.g.,

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Aileron Rudder Checkride AGL 96

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What stupid airplane antics have I recently participated in that would warrant the query? My name is Andrew, and I used to fly that airplane in the early 2000s. Its a great airplane. Both of us had neighbors who owned airplanes and took us flying when we were not yet teens. I find myself staring at the phone in disbelief.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

It found only a few airplane parts floating on the waves. It was the tail separating from the fuselage. Extreme aerodynamic stresses of the out-of-control descent eventually caused the tail to separate. A Piper Seminole on frequency spoke up, saying he saw a plane spiraling down before its lights disappeared.

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Clearance Pilot Cockpit Descent 96

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 25, 2025

Air Force with the dream of becoming a B-52 tail gunneran ambition that was cut short when the position was phased out during his training. “The primary goal is to keep old airplanes flyingsafe, fun, and affordable,” says Lucci. He enlisted in the U.S. ” Gino on the rescue! .” ” Gino on the rescue!

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Airplanes Tail Weather Approach 98

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The next step was to gather a team of students to turn this paper airplane into a full-scale flying prototype. Before we get into the production, service, and variants of the PJC-2, lets take a look at this remarkable airplane. The large vertical tail completes the picture.

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Airplanes Ceiling Stability Tail 96

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 24, 2024

The miles & points world has all kinds of different enthusiasts — some people are only interested in miles & points in order to save money on travel, while others are interested in miles & points because they love airplanes. In this post I figured I’d share how I easily identify planes in a split second.

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Airplanes Cockpit Jet Tail 120

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

A flat spin happens when the center of gravity shifts too far aft (toward the tail), and the aircraft’s rotation becomes more horizontal. Flat spins are particularly hazardous because the level attitude and reduced airflow over the control surfaces make it difficult to regain control of the airplane.

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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. The turns could be executed at low and high speeds as the raptors maneuvered.

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Tail Aileron Drag Lift 105

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 20, 2025

Unlike the Cessnas all-aluminum airframe construction, the Stinson uses a steel tube fuselage with fabric covering the fuselage, wing, and tail. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. Learn more about Stinson 108 ownership here.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Its connected, along with a safety weak link, to the tail of the airplane. The NTSB said witness accounts and video evidence suggested that the airplane was operating in the region of reverse command and that the power required to climb with the increased drag of the banner exceeded the power available at its pitch attitude.

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Drag Airplanes Pilot Rudder 73

Aviation News

MARCH 10, 2025

Tail sitter drone can be scaled to larger sizes with hybrid-electric propulsion Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has successfully validated the advanced control laws to.

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Airplanes Tail General Aviation 66

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2024

While we indeed own our airplanes, the natural lifespan of a GA aircraft can extend well beyond our own. The grand adventures, the close calls, and the colorful circumstances through which our airplanes endured typically elude us as we daydream about their past lives. The author’s airplane, wearing its original tail number in 1970.

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Tail Airplanes Hangar 94

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I got the fan turning then set up my video cameras, having forgot my tail tie down camera. We enjoyed a good chat about airplanes and just spent time catching up. I tugged 3 Tango Charlie out and climbed aboard. It's been a minute as they younger folks say since I last flew. Charles had an omelette and bacon.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Good, honest bankers , brokers , and backers who have been through many airplane acquisitions before will know the ropes and can guide you through the rough spots. Many times, people have fallen in love with a certain airplane type early on and will rush out to buy it, any one of it, as soon as they’re able. Believe me, stuff happens.

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