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Exploring the Essential Sections of an Aircraft: A Comprehensive Guide

Pilot's Life Blog

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.

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Simulated Austria Is Wild, Wonderful

Flying Magazine

The CRJ is interesting to fly with a lot of trimming required as it’s a long-bodied jet with a large swing either side of the CG. I mean, all jets I have flown are like that, but this is fairly sensitive to pitch, power, and flap configuration—all requiring lots of trimming. With a lighter corporate jet, that is powerful.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Stipa-Caproni

Vintage Aviation News

Now, this might sound familiar, as this very idea that was born in Italy was an inspiration for modern-day jet propulsion. Additionally, the aircraft had low, fixed, spatted main landing gear and a tailwheel with twin open cockpits. He envisioned the fuselage as a tapered duct housing the engine and the propeller.

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Southwest 737 Has Dangerous, Stormy Go Around In Hawaii

One Mile at a Time

While the “DON’T SINK” and “PULL UP” warnings went off in the cockpit during this time, the first officer states they didn’t hear this due to intense task saturation. Somehow the first officer inadvertently pushed the control column down while also reducing thrust, causing the jet to descend to an altitude of just 400 feet above sea level.

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The Top Reasons To Come Out Of Retirement & Fly Again

Inflight Pilot Training

If you’re one of those people longing to return to the cockpit and reignite your passion for flying, there’s no better time than now to do just that. Returning to the cockpit can give you the chance to connect with other industry enthusiasts and professionals, while rediscovering the simple yet unbeatable joys of being a pilot.

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Recognising NASA Technology on Modern Airliners

Fear of Landing

TURBO-AE Code During the 1990s, NASA developed a computer code that generates two-dimensional simulations of potential aeroelastic (AE) problems that can occur in jet engine blades. Glass cockpits are in use on commercial, military, and general aviation aircraft, and on NASA’s space shuttle fleet.

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XF-84H Thunderscreech, The Loudest Aircraft Ever

Vintage Aviation News

This new jet received the Air Force designation YF-96A and first flew on June 3rd, 1950. USAF photo] The YF-96A was powered by the Wright YJ65-W-1 turbojet, which required Republic to deepen the F-84 fuselage by 7 inches and make certain changes around the cockpit/canopy area. It was the Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech.

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