Aerotime

MARCH 3, 2025

But since 1971, the airline operated without a single fatality, until in 2000 a failure of part of the horizontal stabilizer on an MD-80 caused a crash that claimed 88 lives. American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Reagan Airport.

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Airlines Airline Horizontal Stabilizer Cabin Crew 211

Aerotime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As they approached their destination, the pilots realized there was a problem. The impact pitched the plane into a steeper angle and it crashed through the trees, tearing off the outboard section of the wings and the left horizontal stabilizer. It had been gliding until it hit the trees, some of which stood 80 meters tall.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Cockpit Pilot 246

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Pilots have jokingly created different phrases to remember what seeing certain lights means, such as Green then red, turn right or youre dead when an aircraft is approaching head-on. If an aircraft flew past you towards your left, you would only see a red light.

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Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Runway Pilot 111

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The approach to Sioux City With the aircraft at a range of about nine miles from touchdown at Sioux City, the crew made visual contact with the airport. During the final approach, Haynes noted a high sink rate alarm from the aircraft’s ground proximity warning syst em (GPWS).

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 294

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The problem is that the airflow from the propeller goes over the horizontal stabilizer, which produces a downward force (and causes the nose to pitch up). The ability to identify an approaching stall and spin, and being able to recover effectively, is crucial. It may seem counterintuitive to reduce your power during a spin.

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Center of Gravity Weight-Shift-Control Aileron Rudder 98

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

With the two aircraft rapidly approaching 40 years old, theyre becoming less cost-effective to operate. These include a conference room with a 50-inch plasma TV, office areas with 87 telephones and 19 TVs, a medical annex with a fold-out operating table, and two fully equipped galleys capable of catering for up to 100 people at a time.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 269

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The turbulent air hits the horizontal stabilizer, which causes a vibration that can be felt throughout the aircraft. Poor Control Feel When the aircraft approaches a stall, the boundary layer separates from the wing. Buffeting Buffeting occurs when the boundary layer begins to separate from the wing surface.

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Stability Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Lift 52

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The previous CTs had a stabilator for pitch, where the new F2 uses a more conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizer. With the F2, the rudder and vertical stabilizer are changed, with the rudder becoming a much smaller surface than before. Out back, theres an entirely new tail.

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Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Any accident, regardless of its severity or frequency, highlights the critical importance of maintaining a proactive approach to safety, identifying and addressing potential safety issues and emerging trends, as well as implementing safety measures to reduce the likelihood of an accident. It has since returned to service, however.

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Runway Airlines Airline Horizontal Stabilizer 258

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. Just recognizable in the background is a horizontal stabilizer and one-piece elevator.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Both the vertical and horizontal stabilizers were made of wood and fabric, while the construction of the wing involved wooden spars and ribs, with metal leading edges inboard of the engine nacelles, plywood leading edges on the outer panels, and doped fabric on the trailing section.

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Aileron Tail Horizontal Stabilizer Cockpit 122