Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

(Wright State University) The original configuration of the Bell Model 68 was an open cockpit all-metal monoplane with fixed landing gear that was powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Viper turbojet engines with thrust deflectors located at the aircraft’s center of gravity.

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Thrust Center of Gravity Descent Cockpit 94

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. CG Center of Gravity For any given body, the CG is the average position of the weight distribution of an object. This is as opposed to other altitude measurements, such as AMSL or above mean sea level.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We We just fly the thing around at 1000 feet, so the ceiling, we don’t know. Nudging it back to center slid the ball a diameter the other way—trying to corral it in the middle was a bit pointless as it didn’t want to live there.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 78

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

I glanced over my shoulder to see our loadmaster scramble up the cargo bay’s side panels, then cling to the ceiling, barely clear of slashing horns. That one-ton shift of weight drastically altered the aircraft’s center of gravity, unbalancing my landing trim setting. Photo via USAF Airchives “ Yiiieee! Load to pilot!

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52