Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. Note the radome above the cockpit.

Horizontal Stabilizer 111

Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 19, 2024

The final product was an aircraft with an armament that consisted of five 30-caliber machine guns with a payload of up to 4,800 pounds, these being mounted on two racks in the bomb behind the cockpit. Gifford Emery and Edward Cutis Wells. The B-17 survived and brought its crew home without injury.

Horizontal Stabilizer 105

Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Payload Ceiling 105

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Just recognizable in the background is a horizontal stabilizer and one-piece elevator. After squeezing through the landing gear houses I settled into the right seat for our evaluation flights because frankly, this is a complex airplane with a complex cockpit. lb/sq ft Power loading 10.32 So what would I fix?

Airplanes 80

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 80

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The upper deck houses the communications center and cockpit, while the 4,000 square feet of floor space on the main deck is configured for presidential duties. The pilot would bank the 747 away from the rocket, and after five seconds, it would ignite and take the payload the rest of the distance into orbit.

Cargo 265

Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 265