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Banner Tow Tragedy

Plane and Pilot

Right after takeoff, you throw a grappling hook at the end of a short rope out of the cockpit. Its connected, along with a safety weak link, to the tail of the airplane. 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.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Convair F2Y Sea Dart

Vintage Aviation News

However, since Convair was also developing the XF-92 delta wing prototype for a future Air Force interceptor, the design team at Convair, led by Ernest Stout, proposed a new delta wing aircraft with retractable hydro-skis for takeoffs and landings, a watertight hull, and a single delta tail.

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Inflight connectivity

Professional Pilot

The system is well-suited for aircraft of any size, and offers low power consumption and reduced drag from its low-profile antenna. It is designed as a tail mount antenna, and operates on Viasat GX and next-generation networks, which makes it especially suitable for mid-sized business aircraft.

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Flying a Plane for the First Time: A Beginner’s Guide

Pilot's Life Blog

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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Today in History:  First flight of the Sikorsky S-72

Vintage Aviation News

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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The Rolling Report Card

Ask the Pilot

I don’t which part irks me more: the boring typeface, the blank bottom, or the tail emblem, which is a neutered version of the one it replaces. Then we have the tail. GRADE: D-minus MINTY FRESH JetBlues livery features a grab bag of different tail patterns. Where do we start? Do we have any idea what this means?

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated XP-81

Vintage Aviation News

Around this time, the USAAF was also developing its first jet fighters, but knew that all-jet aircraft at this time were short-ranged and burned fuel quicker than propeller-driven aircraft, and so the optimal design was to feature a propeller-driven engine in the front for long range performance and a jet engine in the tail for high speed in combat.

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