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Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Investigating what caused the tragedy

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What should have been a routine flight turned into a tragedy after a part of the tail assembly failed. The trim on the horizontal stabilizer – the rear wing of the aircraft – was not working. Then the tone indicating the movement of the horizontal stabilizer sounded. Sadly, though, it was not to be.

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Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

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TSB Approach sequence Due to reported wind gusts as the CRJ900 approached Toronto Pearson following a flight from MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport (MSP) the aircraft was flown at 149 knots. The aircraft was slightly below the glide slope, but on the visual segment of the approach and tracking the runway centerline.

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Voices from Combat: The Consolidated PB2Y Coronado Becomes a Bomber

Vintage Aviation News

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. ” Smith said.

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The Unfulfilled Promise of the Fairchild T-46

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However, as the 1980s approached, so did the end of the T-37’s projected life cycle, and military leaders determined a more modern replacement was needed. Courtesy: Fairchild] The selection of twin vertical stabilizers for the T-46 is an interesting one.

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The Fastest Warbird: Darryl Greenamyer and the RB-104 “Red Baron”

Vintage Aviation News

The tail section, minus horizontal stabilizer, came from a crashed TF-104G that was found in an Ontario, California junkyard. The horizontal stabilizer came from a wrecked F-104G. I would pick him up in the distance as he approached the lakebed, seconds later he zipped over my head. As he approached 1.5

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AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Vintage Aviation News

mph Standard Cruise Speed: 75 mph at 2,150 rpm Climb at Gross Weight: 300 fpm at 55 mph Maximum Dive Speed: 122 mph Take Off Distance From Sod At Sea Level: 352 ft; to clear 50” object, 737 ft Landing Approach Speed: 60 mph Landing Distance, Firm Dry Surface: 390 ft; to clear 50” object, 605 ft. gph at take-off (2,300 rpm), 4.27

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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

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The aircraft was powered by three General Electric CF6 turbofan engines, with one mounted under each wing and a third located above the rear fuselage in the base of the tail. On scanning the engine instruments, it quickly became apparent that the number two tail-mounted engine had failed.

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