Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

As the French mechanic slid himself along the wing of the aircraft, shifting its center of gravity, the aircraft became unbalanced. The process of flight can be divided into seven crucial stages – taxi, take-off, climb, cruise, descent, approach, and landing phases.

Weight-Shift-Control 313

Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 313

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It was also the first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift. The aircraft began its descent from an altitude of 1,000 feet to land on a predetermined spot at NASA Ames Research Center, December 7, 1962.

Thrust 94

Thrust Center of Gravity Descent Cockpit 94

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

This shifts the ailerons Center of Gravity (C.G.) The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft. This type of design is common in delta-winged aircraft such as fighter jets. UA232 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, a tri-jet. With enough mass added, the C.G. This is called having a wing drop.

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

The principle is the same whether the aircraft gets thrust from propellers or jet engines. A propeller forces air backward, while a jet engine ignites a mixture of air and fuel to generate hot gases that eject backward. In jet engines, increasing throttle increases the fuel flow, producing more exhaust gases that can be flung backward.

Lift 52

Lift Torque Thrust Aileron 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

Descent check!” That one-ton shift of weight drastically altered the aircraft’s center of gravity, unbalancing my landing trim setting. A year ago, I’d been flying a sleek supersonic jet, strapped into a snug, compact cockpit. Occasionally, he returned to the cockpit as a part-time charter and business jet pilot.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A significant investment in heavy, water-jet cut steel tooling means repeatedly accurate wings come off the Composite Creations table. 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.

Airplanes 77

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77