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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

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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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Exploring the Essential Sections of an Aircraft: A Comprehensive Guide

Pilot's Life Blog

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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Grounded Dreams: Cierva CR Twin

Vintage Aviation News

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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Flying on New Year's Day With A New Airline from Frankfurt to Athens!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

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. These GE Leap-1A engines took a while longer than the older generation engine to stabilize and once they were good, we were on our way. Do you recognise this cartoon character?

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Horizon Aircraft is developing the first 800km range hybrid eVTOL aircraft  

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It features a forward-swept main wing, plus a smaller set of horizontal canard-style stabilizers mounted on the forward fuselage. The aircraft also has twin-boom vertical stabilizers to the rear and a monocoque cabin that can accommodate up to six passengers, plus the operating pilot.

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Meet WindRunner: The airplane set to become the largest aircraft ever built 

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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).

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Incidents and accidents: AeroTime’s commercial airline safety roundup of 2024  

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The contents of this article have been limited to commercial aircraft performing public transport flights, whether carrying cargo or passengers (or both). The left winglet of one of the aircraft collided with the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the other. This list is not exhaustive, however. Read more at AviationSource!

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