Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

On the final approach to the target, I turned over control of the plane to the bombardier by means of the auto synchronization of the autopilot and the Norden bombsight. This meant on the final approach to the target the bombardier was flying the plane through the bombsight.”

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Professional Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

The InSight installation on the Hawker 800XP includes three high-resolution displays and two touchscreen-enabled control displays, integrating with the Universal FMS to enable Data Communications and LPV approaches. ATP-ME, DPE-ATP-TYPE, A&P/IA, DAR-T, CAM), President/Director of Operations and Maintenance at Jet Logistics. .”

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 3, 2025

The Alternate Advisor gives a list of suggested possible alternate airports based a number of criteria, including time and fuel requirements to reach the alternate, forecast weather conditions, available approach procedures, and whether you have previously selected that airport as an alternate on flights with the same destination.

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Among the performance elements are takeoff and landing distances, rate of climb, ceiling, speed, payload, and fuel economy. Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at less than the length of the wingspan above the surface. What is ground effect?

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Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

ZeroAvia’s UK presence has been a key part of its success thanks to the forward-thinking approach taken by the Aerospace Technology Institute and Department for Business and Trade on hydrogen aviation, specifically the promise of fuel cells,” ZeroAvia told AeroTime recently.

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Aerotime

JULY 18, 2024

I think our 787s would probably have huge payload limitations to go to Australia and, honestly, there’s so much to do in other markets at the moment, it would be a distraction to try go that far away,” he said. It’s a measured approach. We aim to reinvent everything that sits behind what the customer sees,” he continued.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was approached to improve upon the existing B-17 Flying Fortress design but they opted for a completely fresh and modern approach. Thus, designing the the B-24, a bomber focused on range, payload capacity and survivability.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Hence, the British Purchasing Commission (headed by Sir Henry Self) approached NAA to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the RAF. The only aircraft that came close was the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk, however the Curtiss-Wright production line was already running at capacity to satisfy existing orders.

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In the French Air Force, the Breguet Deux-Ponts was used to support operations in Greenland and French Polynesia, where their payload capacity was used to fly large numbers off French military personnel and equipment ranging from armored vehicles to helicopters.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 6, 2024

His innovative approach integrates infrastructure and movement processes into holistic CO2 and energy comparisons. For a passenger, a mass of 100kg including luggage is generally assumed as the payload, to which the proportional weight of the means of transport must then be added. Differently.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Lockheed took a new and probably best approach by improvising the existing L-748 Constellation design rather than developing an entirely new turbojet-powered aircraft. Lockheed continued to refine and enhance the L-1409 series, producing variants like L-1409C and L-1409E with improved payload capacity and speed.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If you’ve never seen an ag sprayer service a field, you’ve missed out on an aerial ballet of low and fast flight coupled with attack angles approaching the best aerobatic pilots in the world while the pilot dodges power lines, cell phone towers, and other obstructions. The Pilot What does it take to be a safe and successful ag pilot?

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World Airline News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

“During our visit to Natilus’s head office in San Diego last fall, we were impressed by their groundbreaking approach to aircraft design and their dedication to addressing the unique challenges of the cargo industry. Learn more at natilus.co.

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Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was approached to improve upon the existing B-17 Flying Fortress design, but they opted for a completely fresh and modern approach. Thus, designing the B-24, a bomber focused on range, payload capacity and survivability.

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Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was approached to improve upon the existing B-17 Flying Fortress design, but they opted for a completely fresh and modern approach. Thus, designing the B-24, a bomber focused on range, payload capacity and survivability.

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Aviation Bussiness News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

metric-tonne payload capacity and the ability to take off from runways as short as 800 metres. During our visit to Natilus head office in San Diego last fall, we were impressed by their groundbreaking approach to aircraft design and their dedication to addressing the unique challenges of the cargo industry.

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The Aviationist

JUNE 18, 2024

The Triton’s modern payloads and increased endurance will allow Australia to patrol its north, north-western approaches, south-west Pacific and south to Antarctica. The first of at least four large Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton High-Altitude Long-Endurance [.]

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 14, 2024

Key Takeaways The F-4 Phantom II was designed as a multi-role fighter with a modular approach, enabling it to perform various combat missions and setting new standards in fighter aircraft design. One of the standout features of the F-4 Phantom’s design was its modular approach, which allowed it to be configured for different missions.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 4, 2024

As we approached Lake Michigan, Platte Lake and Crystal Lake were visible as the two largest inland bodies of water off our left wing. Now it rots off the southern tip of South Manitou Island, still packed with a payload that delightfully includes baled human hair. Point Betsie is the prominent point projecting into Lake Michigan.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 26, 2024

ton payload aircraft Kona, the 60-ton payload aircraft Alisio and Nordes, a 100-ton payload aircraft. With commitments for aircraft in place, Natilus is confident its transformative approach to commercial aviation will increase capacity, cost efficiency, sustainability, and operational flexibility for its customers.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

However, the Cavorite X7 uses a different approach. Horizon Aircraft Specifications Capable of carrying out stage lengths of up to 500 miles (800km) while cruising at a speed of up to 250 knots (450kph) the Cavorite X7 can carry payloads up to 680kg (1500lbs) if operating in vertical flight mode.

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AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

I also departed with the minimum amount of fuel I was comfortable with (airlines use this strategy to increase performance and/or increase payload capacity). The approach and taxi are time compressed; the landing is normal speed. Phoenix Approach Control gave us a few delay vectors before turning us onto final approach.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 1, 2024

9 Squadron, I have no doubt that the MQ-4C Triton will play a pivotal role in securing Australia’s strategic areas of interest, including our maritime approaches,” Australia’s Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Stephen Chappell commented. “Under the newly reformed No.9

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 23, 2024

If every child asked Santa for the Stitch plush this Christmas, the payload carried would be around 2.4 You can follow Santas route on Christmas Eve at the official NORAD Santa tracker – just make sure your eyes are tightly closed when he approaches your town. billion kilograms (around 5.3 million pounds). million Cessna 172s.

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NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

Go Around – An aborted landing by an aircraft that is on final approach. Jettison – the procedure used to discard fuel or other payload items and is often employed during both civilian and military emergencies. The first step in executing a missed approach is to initiate a go around. RON – Remain OverNight.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2024

Can you fly a zero-thrust, single-engine approach to minimums today? I have one airplane in my hangar that can only carry 500 pounds of payload with the fuel tanks topped off—that’s it, if I’m going to respect the max-takeoff-weight limit, and I will. That optimistic outlook doesn’t apply to pilots with rusty skills.

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Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 17, 2025

These companies may well offer alternative technologies, new service models, and diverse approaches to global connectivity. The sector is not only rapidly expanding but contains many areas in which to participate from launch vehicles to payloads to Space Infrastructure projects (e.g.,

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Aerotime

JANUARY 16, 2025

For this role, its excellent, given its huge retardant payload and rapid flight speed. Grumman S-2T Number in fleet 23 Role Airtanker Crew 1 Retardant payload 1,200 gallons Speed 235 KTS Endurance 4.5 As the Large and Very Large Air Tankers are not very manoeuvrable, an accurate approach is essential.

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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. The Prototype Ben and Ross’s vision in 1990 was a fiberglass Widgeon. lb/sq ft Power loading 10.32

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 22, 2025

While Qatar Airways will be able to pick-up and drop-off passengers in Caracas, a major motivation for the stop is that Bogota is at such a high altitude that an aircraft couldnt fly nonstop to Doha without major payload restrictions. As you can see, Emirates is taking a totally different approach there, for better or worse.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Sensor Fusion: Integrates data from multiple sources, similar to the F-35s networked battlefield approach. Rather than streamlining for stealth, the F-15EX relies on overwhelming firepower, and has the highest payload capacity of any fighter jet in the USAF. It is the fastest fighter jet in US production, capable of Mach 2.5.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

With the two aircraft rapidly approaching 40 years old, theyre becoming less cost-effective to operate. The pilot would bank the 747 away from the rocket, and after five seconds, it would ignite and take the payload the rest of the distance into orbit. As such, the USAF is in the process of replacing them with newer Boeing 747-8s.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A part 121 or 135 crew cannot legally initiate an approach if the weather is below minimums. Part 135 only applies to aircraft with 30 or fewer seats or a maximum payload capacity of 7,500 pounds, including commercial helicopter operations (other than external loading (i.e., Another example is weather minimums.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This approach ensures that our ranking captures the true titans of the skies. Now, you might be wondering about its payload. This aircraft is all about carrying massive payloads. The design features four pairs of contra-rotating propellers, a testament to its immense power and ability to carry heavy payloads.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

RELATED UK, France maintain fog of war on Storm Shadow missile use for strikes in Russia The Franco-British SCALP-EG/Storm Shadow manufactured by MBDA are stealthy air-launched missiles that can strike targets over 300 kilometers (185 miles) away and have an explosive payload of 450 kilograms designed to destroy hardened targets.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

These stealthy air-launched weapons can strike targets over 300 kilometers (185 miles) away and have an explosive payload of 450 kilograms, making them highly desirable for Ukrainian forces that have adapted Soviet-era Su-24 bombers to use them. “We

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It is perhaps telling for this quiet Chinese giant, accustomed to a step-by-step, off the radar and methodical approach to aircraft manufacturing. Even within aviation circles, the name COMAC might raise some skeptical eyebrows. So, what’s COMAC?

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