Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Detail of Draken N155XD’s cockpit (Adam Estes) However, on June 26, 1998, one of AT-155/N155XD’s sister ships, AT-156/N156XD was badly damaged during an exercise at NAS Oceana, VA, in which the pilot noted after completing three passes by a US Navy ship, his fuel was rapidly running out.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Cockpit Knot 124

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.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 91

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

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). We still chuckle about the preemptory order from one 16 year old girl. Quiet Dad, I am trying to land the plane.” But why did he have to know my weight?”

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Lift Airfoil Knot Airplanes 98

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 3, 2024

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Cockpit Drag Knot General Aviation 67

AV Web

DECEMBER 5, 2024

According to the report, the aircraft accelerated to 130 knots but began to decelerate about 3,000 feet down the runway, overrunning the remaining 2,100 feet. Investigators noted that flight controls were intact from the cockpit to all surfaces, and all major components were accounted for at the crash site.

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Knot Runway Cockpit Jet 67

Air Facts

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It was a beefed up, militarized version of the Beechcraft Bonanza with a narrowed fuselage and conventional tail, seating two pilots in tandem cockpits with controls and indicators configured similarly to tactical aircraft of the period. The plane’s mechanic, known as a plane captain, was up on the wing and helped me settle into the cockpit.

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Cockpit Rudder Tail Indicated Airspeed 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

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

” Eric reports that takeoff and landing speeds are comparable to a land-based DC-3, though cruise speed is reduced to just 115 knots at standard power settings. This ‘auxiliary’ hydraulic system for the water rudders is driven by an electric pump, which is switched on and off in the cockpit when needed.

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Rudder Airplanes Drag Pilot 144

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. Forty-five minutes after the accident, the pilot was found alive, still pinned upside down in the flooded cockpit. The plane was high and very fast, crossing the airport boundary at 200 feet and 165 knots groundspeed.

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Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 65

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

The prototype lifted off, hovered and flew at a speed of 40 knots before landing. For the unmanned test, the pilot controlled the aircraft from a remote cockpit with a curved screen offering a panoramic view of the instruments. The pilot then increased acceleration with a target of seven knots ground speed.

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Descent Thrust Knot Lift 94

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The IJN laid down the specifications for an interceptor that would fly at a maximum speed of 340 knots (629.7

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Pilot Ceiling Knot Tail 126

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The wreckage, courtesy of the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport During the initial approach, they arrived at the waypoint WIZOP travelling at about 300 knots ground speed, quite a bit over the chart maximum of 230 knots. Vilnius Tower : Postman one eight delta: wind 170 degrees one five knots, cleared to land runway one niner.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 89

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. The A36 Bonanza is rated to fly at 178 knots ROP at 6,000 feet. You can lose up to five knots or more. I hastily agreed.

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Knot Approach Pilot Runway 94

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

In a T-6, I don’t care what you do, realistically, normal conditions, you might get 140 knots. That P-64 will cruise around all day at 180, 190 knots. Then we went over the cockpit. By the time he struggled to get out of the cockpit and search for and pull the D-ring on his parachute, the AD-4 had spun below 1,000 feet.

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Cockpit 105

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

It’s a bright sunny day, great visibility, some high stratus clouds, a bit windy maybe (050 at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots), and folks are wearing hoodies as the temperature is a brisk 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Watching the FBO’s high-resolution security camera footage of the fuel pumps, it all looks boringly routine.

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Pilot Knot Airplanes Lift 64

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Compared to standard landings, no-flaps landings require certain adjustments in aircraft handling, such as: Higher approach speeds (5-10 knots faster than normal). For example, in a Cessna 172S, the approach speed increases from 60-70 knots with full flaps to 65-75 knots without flaps. Flatter approach angle (due to less drag).

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Pilot Descent Drag Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. Forty-five minutes after the accident, the pilot was found alive, still pinned upside down in the flooded cockpit. The plane was high and very fast, crossing the airport boundary at 200 feet and 165 knots groundspeed.

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Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

The aircraft will be expected to fly at 90 knots at an altitude of 1,000 feet, ensuring they are visible from the ground and online. The round-engine Staggerwing biplane was one of the first to feature an enclosed cockpit. EST on May 11. “The goal is to get aviation outside of the airport fence lines,” Ginter said.

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Airplanes General Aviation Air Traffic Control Knot 69

AeronewsX

AUGUST 10, 2020

Photo by Franz from Wikimedia Commons The Civil Aviation Ministry's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has retrieved the wrecked Air India Express Flight 1344's black box and the cockpit voice recorder on Saturday. It indicated that wind was blowing from 260°, which meant that Flight 1344 landed with 11 knots tailwind.

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Runway UTC Cockpit Knot 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Naturally, my first officer and I got a good laugh from this as our 757 was cruising along effortlessly at about 300 knots indicated airspeed, and was not yawing towards the supposedly dead engine. When he got back to the cockpit, he told me he did not think the passengers had bought his explanation.

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Indicated Airspeed Air Traffic Control Airplanes Descent 98

Ask Captain Lim

MAY 5, 2024

The ash clouds which spread westerly at speeds of around 30 knots and reaching heights of 55,000 feet, intensified and prompted closure of airports. Cockpit windows are susceptible to scratching akin to sandpaper, while the pulverized materials can taint the fuel nozzles and turbine blades, leading to engine failures.

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Knot Weather Cockpit Airline 59

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

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Its forgiving flight characteristics, such as its stable stall behavior and straightforward controls, allow new pilots to gain confidence in the cockpit. Maximum Speed The maximum speed of a Cessna 172 is approximately 140 knots, or about 160 miles per hour. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk has a maximum speed of around 140 knots (161 mph).

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Knot General Aviation Weather Gross Weight 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 19, 2024

What altitude would you like?” All this as I was in a forty-five degree bank doing a 180, looking out the cockpit at my white wings. I then by golly got on the instruments, saw I was 17 degrees nose high, airspeed falling through 130 knots. That’s why the ADI is so huge and is in the center of the cockpit. Whoa Nelly.

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Pilot Flight Plan Cockpit Knot 96

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

It’s a bright sunny day, great visibility, some high stratus clouds, a bit windy maybe (050 at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots), and folks are wearing hoodies as the temperature is a brisk 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Watching the FBO’s high-resolution security camera footage of the fuel pumps, it all looks boringly routine.

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Pilot Knot Airplanes Lift 65

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. Watching the shadow of the aircraft growing bigger over the airport buildings was the most stressful thing I’ve done all day; I can’t imagine being in that cockpit.

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Runway Pilot Approach Drag 92

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

An audible tone or a visual light in the cockpit helps identify the position. They are as follows: Category A: Less than 91 knots. Category B: 91 knots to less than 121 knots. Category C: 121 knots to less than 141 knots. Category D: 41 knots to less than 166 knots.

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Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Also, from when I lived out West, there was the mountaintop clearance guideline—1,000 feet for every 10 knots of wind, with 30 knots meaning no-go. In that wonderful Cessna 175 I used to have, there was one trip flying home from Oshkosh to Seattle when all of Montana was bumpy, with 50-knot headwinds.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 67

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

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. In a move that caused derision at Republic, the Air Force re-designated the aircraft as the YF-84F in September 1950. Then confusion ensued.

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Torque Cockpit Jet Stability 98

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Combining the data shown on your cockpit instruments helps you make better judgments. It’s typically measured in knots (nautical miles per hour), with one knot being about 1.15 One example is Indicated Airspeed (IAS), which is the airspeed you read directly from cockpit instruments. miles per hour.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 13, 2024

Key Takeaways The Cirrus SR22 has evolved significantly since its certification in 2000, introducing key innovations like the Avidyne Entegra glass cockpit in 2003 and the turbocharged SR22 Turbo in 2006, which have set new standards in general aviation. This article breaks down its top features, performance stats, and innovative technology.

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Knot General Aviation Primary Flight Display Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

On one trip home, we had a 50-knot headwind, really annoying at a true airspeed of only 125. One flight, given instructions to cross whichever end of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), things just didn’t seem right in the cockpit. Time to make a 180, watch The Perfect Storm , and spend the night.

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Knot Weather Density Altitude True Airspeed 65

Fear of Landing

MARCH 1, 2024

The stall speed is cited in the docket as 53 knots. Whoever was flying that day appears to have intentionally slowed the aircraft to 28 knots. The Cessna 172S crashed into the ground, destroying the cockpit. Then the left wing dropped and the nose pitched down.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 52

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.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Pilot 52

Fear of Landing

JULY 26, 2024

Although the names of the two men in the cockpit have been released, the statement did not include who was flying. The ASD-B data shows the Lancair’s speed decaying to 56 knots before rising again as it descended at 375 feet per minute: consistent with a stall followed by a drop. The final return was at 12:13 local time.

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Approach Runway Knot Air Traffic Control 76

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

On one trip home, we had a 50-knot headwind, really annoying at a true airspeed of only 125. One flight, given instructions to cross whichever end of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), things just didn’t seem right in the cockpit. Time to make a 180, watch The Perfect Storm , and spend the night.

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Knot Weather Density Altitude True Airspeed 59

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). Airspeed Pointer The airspeed pointer shows the indicated airspeed in knots as generated by the Air Data Computer.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52