Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

. “It’s heavier, it has a lot more drag, but it still flies like a DC-3,” he begins. ” Many commenters on social media wondered about the drag and weight, and Eric says that the empty weight of the airplane is over 20,000 pounds, making it a very heavy DC-3.

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Rudder Airplanes Drag Pilot 144

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Additionally, the S-72 was equipped with a low-drag fuselage, allowing it to achieve a maximum speed of 340 knots in a dive. The aircraft featured a three-place cockpit with side-by-side seating for two test pilots and a flight test engineer. S-72 RSRA compound in flight.

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Drag Knot Approach Tail 119

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Aerodynamics 101 Flying a small plane revolves around understanding four key forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Thrust, produced by the engine, propels the plane forward, overcoming drag, which is the resistance caused by air. These forces must work in harmony to maintain flight stability.

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Weather Pilot Drag Rudder 52

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Principles of Flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag Flying a plane for the first time requires a basic understanding of the forces that make flight possible. Thrust, produced by the engines, moves the plane forward, while drag, or air resistance, slows it down.

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Aileron Drag Rudder Descent 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 23, 2024

This is consistent with the theory, as a displaced torpedo would have bulged the bomb bay doors, which wind resistance could then have pealed back – leading to a rapid increase in drag preventing the aircraft from gaining altitude at sufficient speed. The Helldiver’s wing center section at the crash site. photo via Kevin R.

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Cockpit Runway Drag Pilot 130

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The unique cylindrical design of the fuselage allowed for a streamlined profile and reduced drag, increasing the overall efficiency. Additionally, the aircraft had low, fixed, spatted main landing gear and a tailwheel with twin open cockpits. Thus, the benefits in engine efficiency were canceled out.

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Airfoil Rudder Drag Stability 98

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

So when you’re in the cockpit, you’ll know exactly what to do. When the aircraft is in a high-drag configuration, a stall at a low altitude can be quite dangerous. Landing flaps add a lot of drag; removing this notch will help the aircraft accelerate quickly. Why Practice Power-off Stalls?

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Descent Approach AGL Lift 52

iPad Pilot News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Once you get proficient with them, they can really save time in the cockpit. Drag an app from the dock to get split-screen – While an app is open, swipe from the bottom of the screen to display the tray with favorite and recent apps. Then, tap and drag an app icon to overlay it on the app that’s already open.

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Drag Pilot Cockpit Airplanes 72

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Before the aircraft begins to move, on the left-hand ( port ) side of the aircraft you may also notice the ground crew waving a thin red flag at the captain (who always sits, aviation convention dictates, in the left-hand seat in the cockpit of fixed-wing aircraft).

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 269

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Cockpit and Avionics Sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna 172, one is immediately struck by the advanced Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite that dominates the instrument panel. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The system is well-suited for aircraft of any size, and offers low power consumption and reduced drag from its low-profile antenna. Honeywell’s Aspire 400 satellite communications system offers high-speed voice and data for cockpits and cabins in a compact, lightweight package.

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Jet Tail Drag Cockpit 94

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The aircraft also featured a pressurized cockpit, and considerations were made for it to be armed with six 20mm cannons or six 12.7mm machine guns.Consolidated-Vultee submitted the design of the Model 102 to the US Army Air Force’s Air Material Command in September 1943, and the Model 102 was approved for further development as the XP-81.

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Thrust Tail Jet Drag 52

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Most Crucial Aircraft Components, From the Flight Crew to the Cockpit, Are in the Fuselage The body of an airplane is known as the fuselage. Pilots navigate the airplane forward in glass cockpits, which are located just over the aircraft’s nose. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Ingenious Cooling System The Ki-64 was single-seat aircraft and had a taildragger configuration consisting of two Ha-40 inverted V-12 engines mounted in front of and behind the cockpit connected by a driveshaft. As mentioned earlier, the engine sections each had their own evaporative cooling systems.

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Drag Pilot Cockpit 98

Fear of Landing

JULY 19, 2024

From the video, it seems that the pilot kept the landing gear stowed, which I presume was in order to reduce drag. Watching the shadow of the aircraft growing bigger over the airport buildings was the most stressful thing I’ve done all day; I can’t imagine being in that cockpit.

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Runway Pilot Approach Drag 98

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Can we simplify life by only talking about things that are actually displayed in the cockpit? And in a plane, aerodynamic drag will keep it from going any faster. So what do we do with energy management? Even better, can we just use the underlying ideas and ignore this abstract term?

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Airplanes Descent Pilot Altimeter 90

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 25, 2024

In the end, it was someone from their own team who managed the impossible and led the installation of new radios and a Garmin glass cockpit in just 5 days! The distinctive Douglas Commercial nose is shown to great effect in this shot of Aero Legends’ Drag Em Oot. Air Force.

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Airplanes Weather Drag Pilot 105

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

During the conversation with the controller, there was the sound of a single chime on the cockpit voice recorder. This signifies a significant increase in drag which is causing the airspeed to drop by 15 to 20 knots. On the cockpit voice recorder are the sounds of vibration and the stall warning siren.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 104

Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Glass Cockpit During the 1970s and 1980s, NASA created and tested the concept of an advanced cockpit configuration that replaced dial and gauge instruments with flat panel digital displays. Glass cockpits are in use on commercial, military, and general aviation aircraft, and on NASA’s space shuttle fleet.

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Wind Shear Airfoil Drag Airlines 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 27, 2024

The common cockpit design allows pilots to transition between different Airbus aircraft with minimal additional training, enhancing operational flexibility. One of the standout features is its unique wing design with a high aspect ratio, which allows for improved lift and reduced drag, ensuring smoother and more efficient flights.

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Ceiling Drag Wide-Body Aircraft Lift 96

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

In the CRJ you can not hear any engines from the cockpit, making for an odd audio sensation. As is often the case with swept-wing jets, sometimes extra drag is required beyond gear and flaps. You must look at your power settings only. Live weather in XP12 has a defect where it rains all the time, regardless of actual METAR.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

And ice doesn’t just make things slippery, it messes with the airflow over the wings, cuts down on lift, and ramps up drag. This leads to a serious loss of lift and an increase in drag. This roughness adds to friction drag, which can reduce lift and increase drag by as much as 50% on a wing’s leading edge and upper surface.

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Pitot Tube Drag Lift Airfoil 52

Air Facts

JANUARY 13, 2025

Cirrus has long been a leader in this category, essentially making glass cockpits the default in piston airplanes over 20 years ago, but they continued to add useful updates like terrain warning systems, digital engine monitors, and advanced autopilots through the years. Now youve moved from smart preparation to moral hazard.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. The problem is that the aileron can only be deflected to a point after which the drag becomes significant. Adverse yaw is created due to the drag differential between the two sides of the aircraft.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Air Facts

JULY 1, 2024

After all the preliminaries, and in full command of the cockpit, we, my instructor and I, took off on a simulated flight from Teterboro, New Jersey enroute to Norfolk, Virginia (short flight) at 15,000 feet. I put the gear down one dot above the glideslope and let the drag bring the aircraft down at its 550 foot-per-minute descent rate.

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Knot Approach Pilot Runway 97

Pilot's Life Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Ground school provides the theoretical knowledge needed to understand aviation principles, which youll later apply in the cockpit. Aerodynamics and Flight Theory : Youll learn the basic principles behind flight, including the four forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. What Pilot Ground School Entails So, what is pilot ground school

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Weather Flight Plan 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Managing the angle of attack matters because it directly influences lift generation and drag in all phases of flight. Different wings offer a different lift-to-drag ratio. Maintain your best glide speed, representing the optimum between lift and drag. How Can Managing AOA Improve Your Flight? However, size isnt everything.

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Lift Turbulence Drag Pilot 52

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Airlines are upgrading older cockpits with newer displays, so this old indicator will soon become a relic. When an aircraft exceeds M MO , a shock wave forms over the wing causing increased drag, buffeting, and possible loss of control. The instrument provides pilots with a surprising amount of information.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

built fighter jet—including the narrow and mildly pressurized (4 psi) cockpit. And so the training hours passed and I eventually began to feel more comfortable in this tiny fighter-plane cockpit—now that I was accustomed to the myriad foreign-language dials and gauges, that is. I’m still working on mine.

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Knot Rudder Pilot Jet 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Two 150-gallon nylon fuel tanks were added behind the two cockpits, a 100-gallon tank was added to the gun bay, and the P-82B was fitted with four 310-gallon externally mounted drop tanks to be jettisoned during the flight. They removed the aircraft’s armor, as well as the six Browning.50

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Pilot Drag Cockpit Approach 105

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Right after takeoff, you throw a grappling hook at the end of a short rope out of the cockpit. With skill (and some luck) the hook catches, the plane roars up to not drag the fabric along the ground, and the whole assembly is hoisted into the air. Its connected, along with a safety weak link, to the tail of the airplane.

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Drag Airplanes Pilot Rudder 72

Jetwhine

APRIL 7, 2025

Enjoy – RM By Pam LeBlanc They had to cinch up the waistbands of their oversized, hand-me-down flight suits, and they werent allowed to climb out of a cockpit without applying fresh lipstick. I asked, and she graciously allowed us to reprint it here.

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Pilot Drag Airplanes Hangar 95

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

By this point, however, the vibration issues on takeoff and landing were not resolved, and in the air the design exhibited high transonic drag, greatly reducing its intended performance. Charles Richbourg in the cockpit of the Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart. The official maiden flight of the Sea Dart took place on April 9, 1953.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Drag Stability 98

Aerotime

MAY 21, 2024

It features a low-drag, fan-in-wing (FIW) demonstrator incorporated into a blended wing body platform. The company shared renderings of the FIW demonstrator, which depicts three lift fans, a refined composite exterior, and an uncrewed cockpit.

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Lift Drag Knot Runway 141

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Air Force, in the cockpit of Convair F-106A Delta Dart 56-0467, at Edwards AFB, December 15, 1959, following his world speed record. Foust did everything in his training to try and recover from the spin, including deploying his plane’s drag chute. Rogers set a world speed record of 1,525.96 mph (2,455.79 Major Joseph W.

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Pitot Tube Ground Effect Drag Pilot 59

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

On June 15, 1985, during the second stop off in Beirut, a 23-year-old US Navy diver called Robert Stethem was dragged to the plane’s open door and executed with a gunshot to the head. However, that all changed when, around 20 minutes into the flight, three men stormed the aircraft cockpit shouting that they had a bomb.

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Cockpit Tarmac Drag Thrust 278

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

While the Martin Model 123 had open cockpits for a pilot, nose gunner/bombardier, and rear gunner, it was envisioned that these could be enclosed later in development. Martin Company of Baltimore, Maryland, which had been one of the leading developers of American bombers, began work on a radically new design.

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Cockpit Tail Pilot Drag 69