Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure. Wing flaps: Located on the trailing edges of the wings, the flaps are movable surfaces that help overcome drag. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It was a follow-up to the earlier Cierva designs combined with the desire to build a more robust and versatile twin-engine helicopter capable of carrying passengers and cargo efficiently. It was designed to carry up to 5 passengers or light cargo up to 450 kilograms. This allowed for more stability and control, especially in hover.

Tail 52

Tail Drag Ceiling Cargo 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The problem is that the aileron can only be deflected to a point after which the drag becomes significant. Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy. Tail-heavy ailerons droop downwards when they arent being pulled by the control system. potentially reverting the aileron back into a tail-heavy state.

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In December 2023, a Lufthansa Cargo 777F became the first freighter to be modified with AeroSHARK and in December 2023, a LATAM Airlines Brasil Boeing 777 became the first aircraft operated by a carrier in the Americas to be fitted with the film.

Lift 306

Lift Drag Air Traffic Control Tail 306

AeroSavvy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

So, why does cargo transported between North America and Asia make a pit stop in Anchorage? A pair of UPS 747s depart Anchorage This feature first appeared at FlightRadar24 , July, 2023 Anchorage Airport Stats Ted Stevens – Anchorage International is one of our planet’s most important cargo hubs.

Cargo 52

Cargo Weather Runway Drag 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

One example, tail number M-585, c/n 843, was flown by its crew to Australia on March 8, 1942, and was later requisitioned by the US Army Air Force in Australia and given the serial number 42-68358 and was flown by the USAAF until it was stricken from the inventory in August 1944. Th prototype of the Maartin B-10, the Martin XB-907, in flight.

Cockpit 69

Cockpit Tail Pilot Drag 69

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

From Saigon, my crew and I routinely hauled critical cargo all over South Vietnam. Photo via USAF Archives During preflight, I noticed the ground crew spreading hay and straw on the cargo bay’s floor. Our massive passenger was bellowing loudly, accompanied by a cacophony of hooves stomping on the cargo bay’s metal floor.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52