Aerotime

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Concerning air cargo transport, KLM hopes to eventually replace all metal cargo containers and pallets with lightweight cardboard alternatives. This change, says the carrier, could save 150kg of material per flight needed for cargo transport. KLM hopes to save nearly 0.05% CO2 (6 kilotons) annually through this measure.

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Cargo Cabin Crew Runway Lift 307

Aerotime

MAY 17, 2024

Video clips shared by airline crash data evaluation company JACDEC on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) show that one of the aircraft’s four engines started emitting flames as the plane lifted from the runway. All passengers were provided accommodations before boarding a replacement flight on another B747 aircraft the following day.

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Pilot in Command Runway Lift Cargo 284

Aerotime

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Super Heavy booster lifted off at 7:25 a.m. The company’s ultimate goal is to transport cargo to orbit, ferry humans to the Moon for NASA, and eventually achieve a manned mission to Mars. CT (12:25 GMT) from SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch site.

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Descent Lift Cargo 261

Simple Flying

MAY 13, 2024

The H2 Clipper plans to return airships to the age of hydrogen not only for lift but also for propulsion and as the cargo they carry. The vision is for the airship (called the H2 Clipper) to be a pipeline in the skies and make hydrogen practical and the fuel of the future.

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Lift Cargo 122

Simple Flying

AUGUST 17, 2024

Nearly 60 years ago, on January 5th, 1964, the Short Belfast first took to the skies. This unique heavy air freighter was powered by four turboprop engines and was among the largest propellor aircraft ever to enter service with the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force.

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Lift Cargo 111

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 29, 2024

What is the safety record of the Marine Corps' Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopter ? Many people have noted the mishap record of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor , and it seems fair to evaluate the safety record of the Osprey of the Marine Corps other heavy-lift rotary wing platform, the Super Stallion.

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Lift Cargo 105

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The helicopters, cargo planes, and airborne electronic support planes do heavy lifting and support not only the sailors and ships but also the strike fighters and guided missiles. The US Navys carrier strike groups (CSG) revolve around the fixed-wing and rotary-wing squadrons that compose its carrier air wing (CVW).

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Lift Cargo Jet 105

Simple Flying

AUGUST 14, 2024

The JRM Mars flying boat was a very well engineered aircraft, and it had the greatest lift capacity of any flying boat of the war. Martin Company and could have had a great career as a cargo hauler. It was built by the Glenn L.

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Lift Cargo 105

Simple Flying

JULY 12, 2024

The first variant - the C-141A - didn't have enough internal volume relative to its lifting capacity. To make full use of the payload capacity, the C-141A variant was enlarged and stretched into the C-141B variant to enable the aircraft to carry more cargo.

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Payload Lift Cargo 105

Aviation News

JULY 2, 2024

New order will triple carrier’s 777 Freighter fleet and add 408 metric tons to cargo lift ISTANBUL, July 2, 2024 Boeing and Turkish Airlines today.

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Lift Airlines Airline Cargo 81

Aerotime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In any case, Udvar-Hzy did not sound too upbeat about the prospects of the production constraints being lifted anytime soon. The C390 [a multirole military cargo aircraft ed. I think we’ll get better, but not much better, he said. Look, Airbus set some ambitious goals, 75 narrowbodies a month.

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Airplanes Lift Jet Airline 246

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Flaps, which help to lower an aircrafts speed while providing additional lift at those lower airspeeds, are lowered in stages, as adding too much flaps at once can upset the aerodynamics and thus stability of the aircraft. This is when passengers may notice what seems to be the sound of a barking dog emanating from the cargo hold.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 274

Aerotime

AUGUST 23, 2024

The useful parts of advanced air mobility — autonomous flight and digital air traffic control — will enable cargo and then passenger flights with even lower operational costs.

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Center of Gravity Air Traffic Control Jet Lift 329

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will start using back-assist exosuits to assist personnel in roles that involve regular, heavy lifting. In 2014, Japan’s Haneda Airport (HND) tried the use of a wearable hybrid assisted limb for baggage handlers and cargo loaders at the domestic terminal.

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Lift Cargo Aviation Technology 261

Aviation Bussiness News

JULY 2, 2024

Turkish Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for four 777 freighters, adding 408 metric tonnes to its cargo lift. Ali Türk, chief cargo officer of Turkish Airlines, said: “This new investment in expanding our cargo fleet underscores our commitment to meeting the growing global demand for air freight services.”

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Payload Cargo Airlines Airline 64

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

The 206 brought two additional seats, double doors on the right rear to ease cargo and passenger loading, more horsepower, and a high-lift wing for hauling heavy loads from short strips. The aircraft for sale here retains the traits that have made 206s popular since their introduction in the 1960s.

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Transponder Lift Cargo Airplanes 105

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 26, 2024

This innovative aircraft was designed as a heavy-lift helicopter, powered by two turboshaft engines that drove a single, five-bladed rotor. Origins and Design Westland Aircraft embarked on the Westminster project as part of its efforts to develop a gas-turbine-powered heavy-lift helicopter, a groundbreaking concept for the era.

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Lift Gross Weight Cargo Approach 95

Fear of Landing

AUGUST 2, 2024

Eventually, the video shows the Boeing gain enough airspeed to lift off and climb away. This transition of lifting off is called rotation. Under normal circumstances, the Boeing 777 takes off with a pitch angle from 7 to 9 degrees, with the tail lifting off at around 8.5°. The pitch angle looks closer to 10° in the video.

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Tail Lift Runway V Speed 93

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

Employees at the airline love him, as one of his first orders of business at the airline was eliminating restrictions on staff, including lifting curfews in Doha and ending the social media ban while in uniform. My little sister flys standby around the world for dirt cheap cause our father worked at Eva Air Cargo for 20+ years.

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Cargo Lift Airline Airlines 117

Aviation Bussiness News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Mike Parr, chief executive for UK & Ireland at PML Seafrigo, has hopes for a brighter 2025 for the air cargo logistics industry amid unresolved challenges. We can hope… PML Seafrigo provides logistics and supply chain solutions for perishable goods The post Hopes for air cargo logistics in 2025 appeared first on Aviation Business News.

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Cargo Lift Airlines Airline 40

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The company on Tuesday said it completed a crewed, full transition flight of its Alia-250 (A250) eVTOL, shifting from vertical lift to forward cruise on fixed wings during the same flight. Beyond the military, Beta expects its eVTOL to be used by cargo carriers and passenger-carrying operators.

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Runway Lift Pilot Cargo 103

Ask the Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

Workers are subject to overheating, and so is their ground equipment: all of those myriad tugs, tractors, carts and lifts that Airplanes themselves, meanwhile, have a lot of internal machinery, both electronic and mechanical, and much of it runs hot to begin with. Throw in soaring temps and things can break down.

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Weather Thrust Lift Tarmac 83

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The brothers believed that their lift was coming from smoke, which they could clearly see rising in the air. In letters to an English scientist, Sir Joseph Banks, dated December 1, 1783 and January 16, 1784, he described the balloon, and attributed the lift to “air rarified by heat”. Without control over buoyancy (i.e.

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Lift Density Altitude AGL Pilot 82

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Electra’s innovative EL9 hybrid-electric propulsion system with blown lift technology enables ultra-short takeoffs and landings in soccer field-size spaces previously limited to helicopters and eVTOLs, but at one-third the cost and with the improved safety and reliability of a fixed-wing aircraft.

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Lift Cargo Payload Knot 52

Ask the Pilot

MAY 28, 2024

Just as the plane lifted off, its left engine broke loose. As the engine ripped away, it severed hydraulic lines, releasing the hydraulic pressure that held the wing’s leading edge slats, deployed to provide critical lift during takeoff, in place. The slats then retracted, causing the left wing to stall.

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Lift Tarmac Airplanes Runway 94

Aerotime

DECEMBER 26, 2024

New air freight and air cargo aircraft concepts are being driven by the need to find cheaper ways to move goods and a desire to use more eco-friendly ways to transport products from A to B in a world where e-commerce is booming. AeroTime takes a look at some of the companies looking to disrupt the market with their innovations.

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Cargo Payload Pilot Drag 322

Aviation Bussiness News

JANUARY 9, 2025

STARLUX Airlines has placed a firm order for five more Airbus A350F freighters, doubling the Taiwan-based airline’s initial order in 2024 for five of the all-new cargo aircraft. TheA350F fleet will be operated by STARLUX Cargo on some of the worlds busiest freight routes.

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Payload Cargo Airlines Airline 40

Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2024

Over the past days and weeks, the cargo transporter has put 11 electric tractors (which can tow up to four cargo containers) and 13 electric container lifts, belly loaders and pushbacks into operation at the airport. The cargo transporter’s crew buses and tarmac cars are already 100% electric.

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Tarmac Cargo Lift Airlines 52

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The line of volunteers queued up at my cargo door and a lady reached in, grabbing the first box, and handing it to the volunteer behind her. Several critics have posted that bigger airplanes were the proper tool for an airlift, and if these communities had runways to support the quad-jet cargo birds, that’d be all well and good.

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Airplanes Cargo Drag Ceiling 98

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

m, it was designed to improve lift and efficiency during take-off and landings, and t he aircraft was powered by two 15,000-lb thrust JT8D engines, giving it improved performance. Having a rugged build, the aircraft also became famous for its sturdiness in rough field operations and cargo, adding to its long-lasting services.

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Runway Lift Cargo Thrust 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

m, it was designed to improve lift and efficiency during take-off and landings, and t he aircraft was powered by two 15,000-lb thrust JT8D engines, giving it improved performance. Having a rugged build, the aircraft also became famous for its sturdyness in rough field operations and cargo, adding to its long-lasting services.

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Runway Lift Cargo Thrust 52

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

the prototype L-1649 lifted off from Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, California. The last commercial passenger service ended in 1962, but some planes were converted into freighters and continued flying cargo until 1967. The First Shooting Star On October 10, 1956, at 4:15 p.m.,

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Drag Lift Jet Cargo 98

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. Generate Lift With Airplane Wings One of the most valuable airplane parts that connect to the fuselage is the wings. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

World Airline News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In terms of cargo transport, KLM hopes to eventually replace all cargo pallets with lightweight cardboard alternatives. This change saves 150kg of material per flight needed for cargo transport. Before the flight Both during preparation and during the flight, KLM tested various initiatives.

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Cabin Crew Cargo Runway Lift 52

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

As I passed Atlanta, the skies went from sunny to cloudy, which was as advertised, but as I neared the South Carolina state line, the weather wasn’t lifting. While a bunch of guys in small airplanes can’t haul as much as a cargo jet, the problem is that in this region, there aren’t many runways that can handle large jets.

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Weather Runway Ceiling Lift 89

Plane and Pilot

JULY 23, 2024

The Bell 47G series, produced in the 1950s and 1960s, became a common equivalent with “light helicopter” because it handled a lot of roles, including military pilot training, offshore oil exploration, small cargo lift, and emergency response.

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Lift Cargo Runway Pilot 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.

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Tail Drag Ceiling Cargo 52