Ask the Pilot

MAY 28, 2024

American Airlines flight 191, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 with 271 people on board, roared down runway 32L at O’Hare International Airport, headed for Los Angeles. Just as the plane lifted off, its left engine broke loose. The slats then retracted, causing the left wing to stall.

Lift 94

Lift Tarmac Airplanes Runway 94

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The series 20 was explicitly designed in response to Scandinavian Airlines who requested for an aircraft that could operate in harsh, cold climates and shorter runways. Thus, designed to handle shorter runways and higher performance needs. With a modified wing having a span of 28.44 meters Wingspan 28.44 meters Height 8.38

Runway 52

Runway Lift Cargo Thrust 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Source: Wikipedia The series 20 was explicitly designed in response to Scandinavian Airlines who requested for an aircraft that could operate in harsh, cold climates and shorter runways. Thus, designed to handle shorter runways and higher performance needs. With a modified wing having a span of 28.44 meters Wingspan 28.44

Runway 52

Runway Lift Cargo Thrust 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.

Airplanes 93

Airplanes Cargo Drag Payload 93

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The little plane leapt into the air almost immediately as the wind seemingly swirled from every direction along the 5,000-foot runway. entered WWII, Nolde joined the CAP, ferrying cargo and personnel around the country. She was completely seduced by aviation, and when the U.S. Such would be our routine for the next three hours.

Runway 82

Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 82

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. Additionally, as many electric ground processes as possible are used, and the aircraft is towed to the runway, saving 400 kg of fuel.

Cabin Crew 52

Cabin Crew Cargo Runway Lift 52

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

I’d yet to land on that fabled grass runway, the Augusta National of general aviation, and this would be the year. 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. Except it wasn’t meant to be.

Weather 69

Weather Runway Ceiling Lift 69

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. After 30 years of offering the helicopter rides, they have it down to a fine art.

Lift 52

Lift Cargo Runway Pilot 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

There are 2 terminals, one for cargo and the other for passengers. There are also lifts taking you to the lower level leading to the bus gates. Soon, we entered the runway and off we go. We turned into the active runway. On the day of departure I called for an Uber ride to the airport early in the morning. V1, rotate!

Runway 103

Runway Weather Airlines Airline 103

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A pilot who goes by Coyote Stan commented : “Everyone should get an opportunity to land and take off from this runway. ” The runway (04/22) is a tabletop runway with no overrun protection. Runway 22, the standard runway in use, heads southwest, with the California coastline. But I had it.

Runway 52

Runway Altimeter Pilot Lift 52

Latatuide 33 Aviation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The reduction in weight and the smaller size of the aircraft minimizes resistance that weighs down the aircraft and increases lift during flights. Commercial aircraft are heavier and more prominent in size as they carry more passengers and cargo daily. It produces an aircraft with lighter weight, allowing for less drag.

Drag 52

Drag Weather Knot Jet 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Currently the airport has 2 terminals with a 3rd starting operation in the near future, it has an impressive 5 runways (runway 17L/35R, 17R/35L, 16L/34R, 16R/34L and 15/33). At this point, we started rolling down the runway. We lifted off in slightly bumpy conditions. There were occasional bumps along the way.

Runway 59

Runway Descent Airlines Airline 59

Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

While this prepares cadets well for modern airliners, it does not prepare them to fly older airplanes with round dial gauges such as what is frequently found in charter operations, in smaller cargo operators, or in fire fighting or EMT airplanes. The other three cargo airlines listed below have developed preferential hiring programs.

Pilot 52

Pilot Airline Airlines Cargo 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

To get there, you need to follow the signboard leading you to a lift and from the lower level, you can walk through the underpass to get to the other building. Window shot photos After pushed back, we took about 15 minutes to reach the runway. DHL and Aerologic are also big names in the cargo airline business. Goodbye Frankfurt!

Airline 52

Airline Airlines Weather Turbulence 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

On that day, there were three commercial flights and a cargo flight flying from Taipei to Singapore and would return to Taipei after a short layover. After 20 minutes of taxi, we reached runway 20L. We lifted off almost effortlessly. Checking the departure board, my flight was scheduled to depart on time.

Airline 52

Airline Airlines Turbulence Weather 52

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

After lifting off Runway 27 at 10:44am, they headed out to sea, having secured permission to fly within naval airspace off the southern California coast between Point Mugu and San Diego, followed by two chase Lockheed planes (a T-33 and a Super Constellation).

Cargo 98

Cargo Pilot in Command Lift Pilot 98

Simple Flying

MAY 21, 2024

The Aurora Flight Sciences division has announced in a May 20 statement, a game-changing, high-speed, vertical lift X-plane for US Defense Department needs in Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT). One US aircraft manufacturer Boeings divisions has unveiled a new X-plane design.

Lift 125

Lift Runway Cargo 125

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This transition of lifting off is called rotation. The runway came out worst, with a 720-metre scrape, about 2,350 feet, two metres left of the centre line. The load controller also verifies whether all planned passengers are accounted for and receives the final baggage and cargo weights from the airline staff.

Tail 75

Tail V Speed Knot Runway 75

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

The drop zone at an airshow consists of concrete runways and taxiways, expanses of ground between the two that may contain ditches or drainage culverts, landing lights, directional signage, and other obstacles to avoid. From 1965 to 1974, Air Puerto Rico operated the plane as a cargo transport between Puerto Rico and the United States.

Cargo 116

Cargo Hangar Ferry Flight Weather 116

Air Facts

JUNE 7, 2024

C-130s with all our equipment were on the runway. I thought that I would like to see for myself what was happening and use the training I had been given to assist the people in the cockpits doing the heavy lifting. When I arrived back at Shaw, C-130s were already loaded with our supplies. Then the order came through, “Stand down.

Airplanes 96

Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control Pilot 96

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Horizon Aircraft During the take-off and landing phases of flight, the wing surfaces can transform from a smooth horizontal flying surface into a stabilizer, housing 14 fans that provide the lift for vertical flight – five embedded on either side of the main wing, plus a further two mounted either side within the forward canard wings.

Lift 268

Lift Thrust Weather Payload 268

Aerotime

AUGUST 9, 2024

Boasting colossal dimensions and designed to carry the world’s largest payloads, WindRunner is set to break existing aviation records for scale by some margin and will set a new benchmark in airborne cargo transportation. The aircraft’s height will measure 79ft (24m) while its wingspan will be 261ft (80m).

Airplanes 294

Airplanes Cargo Payload Horizontal Stabilizer 294

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The contents of this article have been limited to commercial aircraft performing public transport flights, whether carrying cargo or passengers (or both). On January 2, 2024, a Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350-900 operating a flight from Sapporo to Tokyo collided with a Japan Coast Guard DHC-8-300 on the runway at Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND).

Runway 235

Runway Airline Airlines Horizontal Stabilizer 235

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Though I welcomed this opportunity, I found myself a bit ambivalent on the first day as we headed out to one of the many prime viewing spots that overlooks Runway 15-33 at Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC) in Anchorage, Alaska. UPS 747-4R7F N583UP (msn 25867) touches down on Runway 15 on September 9, 2024.

Cargo 105

Cargo Runway Lift Airlines 105