Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 18, 2024

(image via AirCorps Aviation) Over the past few months, most of the work on the AT-10 involved the cockpit section, the main fuselage, and the vertical fin. Indeed a major milestone saw the cockpit section mounted to the main fuselage! image via AirCorps Aviation) The cockpit section as it looked following painting prep.

Rudder 111

Rudder Cockpit Horizontal Stabilizer Stability 111

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

He used the first officer’s airspeed indicator and visual cues out of the cockpit windows to determine the flight path of the plane and the need for any power changes. “I was 46 years old the day I walked into that cockpit,” he said. “I I had the world ahead of me. I was a captain of a major US airline.

Runway 301

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 301

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. All of these primary control surfaces serve as a horizontal stabilizer for the plane.

Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

However, if you take a close look at the inboard upper wing surface of the B-52, you will see a neat row of vortex generators that correspond to the width of the horizontal stabilizer. These were added to manage the low speed air flow over the wings, stabilizer and elevators.

Approach 77

Approach Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 77

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 6, 2024

The horizontal stabilizer and elevators of the O3U-3 were built over full scale Vought drawings. The tandem cockpit arrangement of the O3U featured dual controls for the pilot and the observer. On the reproduction, Dillon Smith led the team in charge of fabricating the cockpit and the controls.

Cockpit 98

Cockpit Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Tail 98