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

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

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

Most accounts point outcorrectlyhow decisions about spacing and glide path management, and even whether it was wise to hold the pick-up game contest in winds that caused cancellation of a larger, planned STOL Drag event, may have contributed to this crash. Winds were from 290 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots.

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Final Approach Airplanes Drag Crosswind 52

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

The Four Forces of Flight (Lift, Thrust, Drag & Gravity) obey Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Her father had been allowed to sit in the back seat on the last day and violated the sterile cockpit rule. five hours at 150 knots vs. five weeks at 5 knots). STEM was the main course. The oldest is Archimedes’ Law.

Lift 98

Lift Knot Airfoil Airplanes 98

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The flight crew adjusted the icing bug to 165 knots. The temperature at their cruising altitude was around -9° with westerly winds at 46 knots. The ATR’s airspeed was 191 knots. During the conversation with the controller, there was the sound of a single chime on the cockpit voice recorder.

Knot 98

Knot Approach Descent Weather 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. For the final approach, I calculated V REF of about 128 was fought with much shear, with airspeed variances of up to 20 to 30 knots, providing a wild ride.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Air Facts

JANUARY 13, 2025

Even the normally aspirated version (which is less popular than the turbo) climbs to 11,000 feet pretty easily, where it will cruise at over 160 knots on less than 15 gallons per hour. More than once I have had to spiral up through a hole in order to keep the airspeed above 120 knots and CHTs below 420 degrees. The avionics are great.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Rudder Knot Pilot 98

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

Fear of Landing

JULY 19, 2024

There are not many details yet but one source says that at the time of the engine failure, the Cessna was travelling at 100 knots at 1,250 feet above ground level. From the video, it seems that the pilot kept the landing gear stowed, which I presume was in order to reduce drag. Bankstown Tower : MYW, roger the mayday.

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Runway Pilot Approach Drag 96

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Down low, maximum speeds can easily exceed 425 knots. built fighter jet—including the narrow and mildly pressurized (4 psi) cockpit. At 90 knots I ease the stick back and we’re through 140 knots with gear and flaps coming up before I know it. My 200-knot steep turns begin at 14,500 feet with gentle banks.

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Knot Rudder Pilot Jet 52

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Airlines are upgrading older cockpits with newer displays, so this old indicator will soon become a relic. V MO on the 767 is between 340-360 knots (depending on aircraft serial number). When an aircraft exceeds M MO , a shock wave forms over the wing causing increased drag, buffeting, and possible loss of control.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52

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. Commercial airliners fly at speeds above 300 knots but also need to be controllable at speeds below 150 knots.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

Originally used as a trainer in World War II, the Stearman features a tandem, open cockpit with forgiving, yet challenging flight characteristics. Cruising around 200 knots, the Rocket is a fantastic cross-country machine or around-the-patch sunset flier. The Rocket is sleek, sexy, and flies just as fast as it looks. Whats not to love?

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

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. Lets say your stall speed was 60 knots. 60 X 1.4 = a new stall speed of 84 knots! How Can Managing AOA Improve Your Flight?

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Lift Turbulence Drag Pilot 52

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

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

We routinely taxi at 1200 rpm due to the low spray…[we] can cruise at 10 knots” in displacement mode, something a Goose can’t do. Winging It Aside from the aforementioned desire for a greater aspect ratio for reduced drag, the one-piece Gweduck wing was developed for minimal weight, ease of construction and benign handling.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

We strapped into the cockpit, completed routine checks and procedures, started the engines, and taxied to the end of the runway. Landing on a short field required full flaps and the slowest possible safe airspeed, a couple of knots above stall. That was about 89 knots, as I recall. I was dragging tail.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Flight Design rates the F2 with the same 16-knot demonstrated crosswind component as the previous CTs. In most ways, the cockpit is conventional, with twin center sticks and a prominent throttle lever on the center console. Stall Speed, Flaps Down: 39 knots Takeoff Distance: 460 ft. Well see about that. In this case, nothing.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Cockpit Layout and Avionics The cockpit of the Piper Seminole is designed for ease of use and accessibility, with flight instruments arranged for quick scanning. Approach speeds typically range from 80 to 90 knots depending on weight and flap settings, while full flaps are often used to provide the necessary lift during landing.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 28, 2024

at sea level and reach high speeds even with full armament, which does not cause additional drag due to being stored in internal weapons bays. In maybe 50 seconds we went from about 400 knots and reached the advertised top speed of Mach 2.34, and the jet was still accelerating. without using afterburners. Mach, it flies at only 1.5

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Jet Knot Pilot Cockpit 258