Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. The aircrafts wing is able to generate lift due to its shape. The more the wings shape is able to change the direction of the flow of air over the surface, the more lift it will produce. Why does this increase the lift? How Do Ailerons Work?

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A standard 150, equipped with a Land-O-Matic gear, 40-degree Para-Lift flaps, two seats, a straight tail, and powered by a 100 hp Continental O-200 engine fit the bill for many, especially those who did not want to deal with the 150s trickier tailwheel predecessors, the Cessna 120 and 140. Just know what a 150 comes with.

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Airplanes Pilot Jet Pilot in Command 98

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Aircraft departing runway 22 have a take-off run towards a ravine, with no lights or landmarks ahead, only cargo ships and the horizon of the Pacific Ocean. They saw the tail of the air craft, about a mile west of the airport and 300 feet below. The last 700 feet of the runway aren’t visible until you approach the crest.

Runway 52

Runway Altimeter Pilot Lift 52

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

There are a number of tail strike incidents caused by the take-off weight being logged as lower than it actually was. This transition of lifting off is called rotation. The description of the event clearly represents what was understood at the time: During the takeoff from RWY35L, the aircraft suffered a tail strike after the rotation.

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Tail V Speed Knot Runway 82

AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

Passenger and cargo aircraft look the same when flying over head. Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. Most dedicated cargo aircraft are military transports, e.g., C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hurcules, Antonov’s heavy-lift family.

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Flight Deck Cargo Weight-Shift-Control Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

Given the nomenclature ‘C-49,’ it’s service with the USAAF included ferrying VIPs, troops, and cargo throughout the United States. The C-47 also had an astrodome positioned in the cabin roof, strengthened floor components, a double cargo door and a shortened tail-cone for glider-towing shackles, all of which the C-49 did not have.

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Cargo Hangar Ferry Flight Weather 116

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). As the month ended, on March 31, 2024, a Safe Air Boeing 727 operating a cargo flight from Juba to Malakal in Kenya crashed following a heavy landing at Malakal Airport in South Sudan.

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Runway Airline Airlines Horizontal Stabilizer 260

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).

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Airplanes Cargo Payload Horizontal Stabilizer 315

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

3/4 view of an Me 321 glider, showing the closed cargo doors and jettisonable undercarriage. The cargo hold could hold six times the area as the Junkers Ju 52 trimotor, and was 11 meters (36 feet) long, 3 meters (10 feet) wide and 3.4 Not the tail of another Me 321 Gigant to the right of the frame.

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Cargo Cockpit Lift Pilot 97

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

More than 200 of those aircraft remain in service as cargo carriers, and around 50 are still flying passengers today. Sporting tail numbers 28000 and 29000, the VC-25As have been transporting heads of state for the US since 1987. RELATED Cargo giants: which aircraft can carry the most freight?

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 271