Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

History at High Altitudes During the Cold War, the UK required long-range, high-altitude bombers to deliver nuclear payloads, and that’s when A.V This specific design reduced drag alongside providing exceptional lift and stability, two very crucial factors for high-altitude bombing. Roe & Company (Avro) came up with Avro Vulcan.

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Payload Stability Thrust Lift 98

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A Bonanza was in front of me, to the rear were a Baron, a Saratoga, Cessna 185 on floats, and another Baron, each piled almost to the ceiling with aid supplies. A long line of general aviation birds waited their turn to unload. Winging toward the disaster zone, I’d kept thinking of how things might play out.

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Airplanes Cargo Drag Payload 93

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 14, 2024

Its service ceiling of around 60,000 feet allowed it to operate at high altitudes, giving it an edge in air superiority missions. The Phantom II’s range and payload capacity provided significant advantages in air combat, allowing it to engage enemy fighters effectively despite some challenges in maneuverability at slower speeds.

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Payload Approach Jet Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2024

We may be the best pilot ever born, but we can’t force a tired Skyhawk to climb above its genuine absolute ceiling, undefined by any performance chart. And the finest example of a Cirrus SR22 is not going to want to lift a full load out of a backcountry strip on a warm afternoon with a density altitude reading five digits.

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Density Altitude Airplanes Pilot Wind Shear 53

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The airfoil is a Harry Riblett shape, giving modernized flow separation on the leading edge for a soft stall yet with good lift and drag performance. 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. lb/sq ft Power loading 10.32

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 59

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

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. Aircraft are designed to lift efficiently, so by taking the rocket to a higher altitude, satellite launch could be achieved with lower fuel consumption (and lower cost).

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 224