Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 10, 2024

And for the geeks… will we see a 737 with Pualani on the tail?) Why is cargo such a big opportunity? There were so many questions that we wanted answered: Is there a place for the Airbuses in the combined fleet? What does the future of premium look like? Where does Portland fit in? How will Alaska compete on transcon?

Airplanes 147

Airplanes Tail Cargo Airline 147

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 7, 2025

It was short, stubby, very tall, and had two wings and two tails. To that he added wings and tail, and placed the pilot behind all this. The unique twin tails completed this one-of-a-kind design and became the signature feature of the entire line. Then suddenly, out of the sky, swooped a most bizarre-looking flying machine.

Tail 53

Tail Horizontal Stabilizer Gross Weight Pilot 53

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

But in the rush to get more planes flying, carrying passengers (and cargo), and earning revenue, the ever-present issue of safety and aircraft maintenance looms large. Fewer passenger-to-freighter conversions Air cargo is one area that has become particularly lucrative for MRO providers in recent years.

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Cargo Jet Airline Airlines 281

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 3, 2025

Early helicopters required pilots to manually synchronize engine RPM with both main rotor and tail rotor collective pitchesa complex and demanding task. Designed for cargo transport, sightseeing, and general aviation use, it proved to be a reliable and versatile rotorcraft.

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Payload Stability Tail General Aviation 59

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Space Shuttle Carriers are easily recognizable from the extra stabilizers placed on the tail of the 747s as well as the struts on top (where the orbiters were attached). Perhaps the most striking converted 747s are the Boeing Dreamlifters (747-400 Large Cargo Freighter) built from the Boeing 747-400 airliner.

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Stability Tail Cargo Jet 111

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

(Nigel Hitchman) The story of the Breguet Deux-Ponts begins even before WWII, when Breguet Aviation began design work on the concept for a large four engine transport with two decks for passengers called the Breguet 760, which was based on the wings and tail assembly of the Breguet 730 flying boat.

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Tail Cargo Stability Rudder 66

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. “Very little,” the gunner reported.

Horizontal Stabilizer 111

Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The large vertical tail completes the picture. In all, 11 PJC-2s were constructed and sold to private owners, with several pressed into military service in 1942 under the designation UC-80, with UC designating it as a utility-cargo aircraft. The windows are quite low-profile and much smaller than you might expect.

Airplanes 96

Airplanes Ceiling Stability Tail 96

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Airbus BelugaXL is the company's super transporter built to transport very large aircraft components, such as wings and tail plane sections. With a cargo capacity of 78,000 cubic feet (2,209 cubic meters), the aircraft can easily fit the A350 wings. The BelugaXL was brought into service by Airbus Transport in January 2020.

Tail 85

Tail Cargo Airline Airlines 85

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 17, 2025

For ease of loading and unloading, the design also featured a large rear door for cargo. These Skyvans were typically used for dropping supplies, assault transport, carrying paratroops, troop transport, cargo transport, casualty evacuation, and search and rescue missions. Hurel-Dubois Miles HDM.105,

Cargo 52

Cargo Rudder Airplanes Tail 52

Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

In the main, the type carried on its role of maritime patrol, characterized by long, monotonous sorties without sighting land or enemy, although others were used as patrol bombers (primarily to destroy enemy submarines), reconnaissance and surveillance, coast guard duties, general cargo transport, and troop relocation missions.

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Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Clearance 290

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These four aircraft were then used as transports for both personnel and cargo for the Navy up until the late 1960s when they were retired and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, a short 30-minute drive from their current location at Marana. The components of the cockpit, control surfaces, and wheels were all removed and shipped to Alaska.

Tail 105

Tail Cockpit Cargo 105

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The weapon was guided by the launch aircraft through the manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) method, with the pilot tracking the flight of the missile via two bright flares on the weapon’s tail and making corrections using a small joystick in the cockpit.] Each Thud is loaded with a pair of AGM-12C Bullpup B air-to-ground missiles.

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Pilot Cockpit Knot Stability 105

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 25, 2024

When she arrived, the fuselage, wings, and tail sections needed to be adjoined once again. The nose cone needed a complete refurbishing, and the hydraulics to operate the cargo door also called for attention. 6 years after her final “flight” to Geneseo, “Saigon Lady” is nearing completion.

Tail 116

Tail Cargo Pilot 116

Learn to Fly

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Large primary structures on military aircraft such as the wing and cargo doors for the Airbus A400M transport, fuselage/wing for the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, rotor blades and aft fuselage for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor, as well as the most of the fuselage and wings for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (Figure 4).

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Stability Tail Horizontal Stabilizer Cargo 73

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The C-47 differed from the DC-3 through numerous modifications, such as being fitted with a cargo door, a hoist attachment and a strengthened floor. These allowed ground handlers to load and offload not only cargo pallets, but field artillery and even light vehicles such as a Willys Jeep.

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Cargo Air Traffic Control Tail Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 29, 2024

This airline had more than 30 twin-engine cargo aircraft, two dozen STOL aircraft such as the Helio Courier, more than 30 helicopters, and more than 300 employees. The kickers were personal who would stay in the back of the plane and tend to the cargo, where many times locals that would work for us.” We got hit pretty hard.

Cargo 116

Cargo Cockpit Airplanes Pilot 116

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 25, 2024

When she arrived, the fuselage, wings, and tail sections needed to be adjoined once again. The nose cone needed a complete refurbishing, and the hydraulics to operate the cargo door also called for attention. 6 years after her final “flight” to Geneseo, “Saigon Lady” is nearing completion.

Tail 98

Tail Cargo Pilot 98

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

The CarryAll V200CG cargo version received its TC in March 2024. The Albatross V400 heavy-lift air cargo eVTOL or hybrid-electric aircraft has a max payload of 220 lb. Slovakias Pipistrel is developing an autonomous cargo hauler with 2 wings joined by 2 booms. It can carry up to 882 lb of payload. Pipistrel Nuuva V300 Europe.

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Lift Payload Cargo Pilot 68

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This airline along with J-Air, JAL Cargo, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, Hokkaido Air System and Ryukyu Air Commuter are managed by the JAL group and the subsidiaries (excluding JAL Cargo) operate on domestic feeder services, while for JAL Cargo, it operates both domestic and international routes.

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Airline Airlines Cabin Crew Descent 59

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Glamorous though the Staggerwing was, Beech realized that a design that could carry more passengers and cargo than the single engine Staggerwing would be needed. This led to the design of a twin engine, all-metal transport with fabric-covered control surfaces and a twin tail configuration.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Pilot Cockpit 98

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.

Tail 52

Tail Drag Ceiling Cargo 52

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

After Varsity , the 74 th remained busy, delivering cargo to advancing troops and evacuating casualties, sometimes landing just four miles behind the front lines. and embarked on a decades-long career of airline and cargo operations up until the turn of the century—sixty years of continuous service.

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Weather Pilot Cargo Tail 105

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. Vital Components of a Plane in the Tail Assembly The primary function of the empennage or tail assembly of an airplane is to keep the aircraft stable despite the rotational energy of relative wind.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Oftentimes, the City of Prince George flew up to four passengers or a load of cargo and was able to swap between fixed wheels or pontoon floats. The tail was also torn from the airplane during the crash, but remarkably, all four men escaped serious injuries themselves. Forward fuselage of Junkers F.13

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Airplanes Pilot Cockpit Cargo 104

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Kenny Roth was the pilot and fought the plane all the way to the ground, hitting tail first. View of NC9684_s tail, May 2016. The Trimotors also became the main transportation between the islands and the mainland, with school children flying the Trimotors to and from school, and residents flying back and forth to work and home.

Tail 111

Tail Pilot Airline Airlines 111

NYC Aviation

JANUARY 19, 2022

After most airlines retired or began a phase-out of the 757 from their fleets, the type has been seeing a common second life in cargo operations. The tail of the aircraft, showing the N627NP registration. So how did the 757 land at NPA’s passenger outfit? Their first airplane is registered N627NP.

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Payload Cargo Airplanes Tail 52

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 16, 2024

The tail turret, as recovered from the wreck site, is shown behind the restored Martin 250CE (2×0.50-cal. Veronico) Reproduction panel of Martin-Omaha built B-29 44-27300 Strange Cargo. It is shown in a maintenance diorama with Rosie the Riveters busy at work on the engine number three. Nicholas A. Nicholas A. Nicholas A.

Jet 98

Jet Tail Cargo Pilot 98

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

For those with tie-down spots on the ramp, consider putting together a collection of supplies in a small tote for your cargo space or the trunk of your car. If you have water access near your aircraft, you can also keep a bucket and soft sponge for cleaning leading edges of the wings, tail, and propeller.

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Pitot Tube Weather Airplanes Pilot 89

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The elevator, situated on the horizontal tail surface, adjusts pitch, raising or lowering the nose for ascent or descent. The rudder, attached to the vertical tail fin, manages yaw, enabling the nose to move left or right. These controls work in harmony to navigate the aircraft through various flight maneuvers.

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 2, 2024

They were counted as they loaded up and sat between each other’s legs, facing the tail. Still facing the tail but now standing, they checked the gear of the jumper ahead of them, sounding off in the affirmative. On command, the stick stood as one, hooking in their static lines aft of where I was tethered.

Airplanes 97

Airplanes Pilot Cockpit Tail 97

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Air New Zealand’s global network of passenger and cargo services centres around New Zealand. Air New Zealand has a well-connected domestic business, connecting customers and cargo to 20 different regions around New Zealand. It’s a modern fuel-efficient fleet with an average age of 8.7

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Cargo Tail Airline Airlines 40

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.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Pilot Jet Pilot in Command 98

Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

The aircraft, designated MSN148, will undergo a series of critical assembly steps, beginning with the attachment of the Horizontal Tail Plane (HTP) to the Vertical Tail Plane (VTP) and the integration of the wings to the fuselage.

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Tail Cargo 154

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy. Tail-heavy ailerons droop downwards when they arent being pulled by the control system. potentially reverting the aileron back into a tail-heavy state. These aircraft have three engines; one on each wing and one mounted on the tail ahead of the rudder.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

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

NYC Aviation

AUGUST 24, 2023

We suggest trying some head-on/tail-on shots from near the approach light towers. The Flight Path Museum on Imperial Highway near Qantas Cargo is open from noon until 4:00pm. Cargo and flights from Australia are the highlights of the first hour. Any lens from a wide angle to a super telephoto can work here if you get creative.

Runway 52

Runway Approach NOTAMs Cargo 52