Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 3, 2025

Carlson demonstrates the stability of the Model 47 by taking his hands off of the flight controls during a hover. Designed for cargo transport, sightseeing, and general aviation use, it proved to be a reliable and versatile rotorcraft. Bell Aircraft Corp. test pilot Floyd W.

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Payload Stability Tail General Aviation 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Its larger size allows for more passengers and cargo, making it a versatile choice for longer trips. This gives the Seneca a higher payload capacity and allows for impressive speed, range, and climb rates, making it suitable for long flights and commercial applications. Its ability to carry more passengers and cargo is a key advantage.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Chinese aerospace firm Air White Whale has announced the roll-out of its first fully assembled W5000 unmanned cargo aircraft. The world’s first large cargo drone made its maiden flight in China in 2017. The aircraft offers a maximum payload of five tonnes (11,023 lbs) and a maximum take-off weight of 10.8 Wingspan: 22.7

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Cargo Payload General Aviation Stability 283

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

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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Lift Thrust Weather Payload 274

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

More than 200 of those aircraft remain in service as cargo carriers, and around 50 are still flying passengers today. The pilot would bank the 747 away from the rocket, and after five seconds, it would ignite and take the payload the rest of the distance into orbit. RELATED Cargo giants: which aircraft can carry the most freight?

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

There, the dimensions of the two vertical stabilizers were increased, and a third stabilizer with no rudder was added to the tail to counteract yaw instability. At the end of its lease, Silver City Airways returned F-BASL to France, where it was later flown as a cargo transport for the French Air Force ( Arme de lAir ).

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