Vintage Aviation News

JULY 24, 2024

In tribute to him, the starboard side of Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI TE311 now wears the fictitious squadron code “L-NG”, with “SQN LDR MARK LONG” annotated under the cockpit along with a Squadron Leader’s pennant. In memory of Sqn.

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Pilot Tail Cockpit 97

Fear of Landing

JULY 12, 2024

Krallis Cockpit In the unlikely event that you find yourself in the cockpit of an unfamiliar fighter jet that you are expected to fly, don’t panic! Eurofighter cockpit by Jrdemus1 If the stick is nestled snugly between your legs, then congratulations! F-16 cockpit with side stick on the right.

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Cockpit Tail Jet Pilot 71

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 1, 2024

Note the large yellow decal just below the cockpit. As the bomber fell, he attempted to free the tail gunner trapped in the rear turret of the burning, out-of-control aircraft. The tail gunner miraculously survived the crash and lived to recount the story, but Andrew Mynarski sadly succumbed to his severe burns.

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Tail Cockpit Pilot 105

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

In this new guise, with its cockpit pushed four feet further aft, N5111N was designated as a Boeing Model 299Z. Brooks had long wished to own an airworthy Flying Fortress as his father, Elton Brooks, had flown 35 missions as a B-17 tail gunner with the 570th BS, 390th BG from RAF Framlingham in England.

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Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

Plane and Pilot

JULY 9, 2024

The unique H-tail reduces the left-turning tendencies during takeoff while also minimizing the weathervaning effect prevalent in crosswinds. This 1946 C-model is the other extreme – an Ercoupe that has been enthusiastically maintained with an open checkbook for many years, and it’s available for $28,750 on AircraftForSale.

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Rudder Airplanes Crosswind Tail 87

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

We strapped into the cockpit, completed routine checks and procedures, started the engines, and taxied to the end of the runway. Load’s” relatively safe haven high in the tail section left him hanging upside down on steel-wire control cables, emulating a tree sloth. I was dragging tail.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 17, 2024

According to Russ, the whole process had gone so smoothly that the decision was made to continue to the nacelles and tail booms to finish what was completed on the aircraft. Outside of some additional paint work in the cockpit and radar operators’ position and the installation of the pilot seat, the inside of the aircraft is nearly complete.

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Cockpit Rudder Tail Hangar 105

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Adventure Aircraft and Pilots Bonanza P35 V-tail — pilot Adrian Eichhorn. Navy N2S Stearman – In 1999, pilot Robert Ragozzino became the first person to fly around the world in an open cockpit since 1924. 29 there will be a screening of Peace Pilot , a documentary about Robert DeLaurentis’ pole to pole flight in 2020.

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Pilot Airplanes Tail Cockpit 69

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Cockpit and Avionics Sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna 172, one is immediately struck by the advanced Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite that dominates the instrument panel. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

Using Vought drawings, some of the tail wheel struts were manufactured in-house in our machine shop, for the funding was not available to purchase the exceedingly difficult-to-find components. We utilized Vought drawings and in some cases where they were non-existent, reverse engineer, a term not unknown to the Restoration community.

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Tail Firewall Approach Flight Deck 119

Ask Captain Lim

JANUARY 16, 2024

In the instant case, the crew were caught by surprise when the cockpit door also blew open. An NTSB official was annoyed as headlines accused Boeing of keeping this cockpit door opening a secret. The most dangerous scenario would have been the blown off door colliding with the tail structure.

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Cockpit Airlines Airline Descent 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These aircraft, for administrative purposes, were designated as PT-27 Kaydets, though they differed only from the PT-17 in that they were equipped with enclosed cockpits and cold weather equipment for winter training. Torchia said that the best investment of the project was an inflatable paint booth for his hangar.

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Weather Tail Airplanes Approach 86

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 23, 2024

Smith) Another view of the wing center section and cockpit canopy at the crash site in 1993. image by Richard Mallory Allnutt) The Helldiver’s structure was substantially complete, with the area forward of the cockpit being the only significant section missing; the Navy had removed most of that area for analysis shortly after the crash.

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Cockpit Runway Drag Pilot 130

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Pilots report over landmarks, announcing tail numbers and/or make and color of aircraft, their altitude, and the maneuver they are doing. READ MORE: Make Flight Reviews for CFIs Worthwhile I advised him that slips do feel awkward at first, especially in a side-by-side airplane with a narrow cockpit.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Turbulence Pilot Approach 105

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica D3A “Val” there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art. Beneath the cockpit could be seen the name “Annie” in honor of Russ’ late mother, painted in bright red. Painted to the emblem’s left however were three names.

Tail 126

Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 126

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 29, 2024

He went to the back of the aircraft, and as I was about ready to give the signal to jump, he wandered back to the cockpit looking for his tack vest. It was my co-pilot back in the cockpit again. I asked him in a very matter-of-fact tone what he was doing back in the cockpit. I was sort of startled by this and gave it to him.

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Cockpit Cargo Airplanes Pilot 115

Flight Training Central

JUNE 3, 2024

Remember the primary task at hand and not only commit to your own sterile cockpit rules, but encourage your passengers to take an active role in listening up on frequency for your tail number which will also prompt them to quiet down during the communication exchange.

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Flight Deck Clearance Tail Pilot 98

Gary's Flight Journal

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I only hooked up the tail tie down camera and one inside the cockpit camera, I really wasn't feeling the need today. I had activated the pre-heats when I got up this morning since we planed to fly at 1pm. 3 Tango Charlie was toasty as I completed my pre-flight and sumpped the tanks. What a slacker.

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VOR Approach Tail Cockpit 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

More refined than its 1909 Military Flyer predecessor, it was the first Wright design to feature an elevator on the tail rather than a canard, it added wheels to eliminate the need to launch from a rail, and it had a more powerful engine. A rotor on the tail controlled pitch. A replica 1910 Wright Model B aircraft.

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Airplanes Tail Cockpit Rudder 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

Photo copyright Russell Munson] On April 26th, 1964 a radial-powered biplane with wings and tail in Champion Yellow and Stearman Vermillion-painted fuselage took off from an airfield near Lumberton, NC. “The steel fuselage frame, tail surfaces, and landing gear have been repaired as needed, media blasted, and primed.

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Airplanes Aileron Tail Hangar 105

Ask Captain Lim

OCTOBER 7, 2023

These sections could be capsules located between the cockpit and the tail, housing passenger seating areas and having the ability to detach from the fuselage in an emergency. Some experts suggest an alternative approach, where the aircraft is divided into smaller sections, each equipped with a mega parachute.

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Lift Tail Cockpit Approach 40

Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Gradually used to replace metals on parts of aircraft tails, wings, engines, cowlings, and parts of the fuselage, composites reduce overall aircraft weight and improve operational efficiency. Glass cockpits are in use on commercial, military, and general aviation aircraft, and on NASA’s space shuttle fleet.

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Wind Shear Airfoil Drag Airlines 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica Aichi D3A Val there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art. Beneath the cockpit could be seen the name “Annie” in honor of Russ’ late mother, painted in bright red.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 97

Ask the Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Worst case would’ve been the slat breaking apart further, or detaching completely, unlikely as that might be, but even this wouldn’t crash the plane, so long as the stabilizers or tail weren’t struck and badly damaged. For more about slats, flaps, and the other doodads than help a plane fly, see chapter one of Cockpit Confidential.

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Stability Lift Runway Tail 52

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 3, 2024

Some would even be invited to sit in the Mosquito’s cockpit. With the restored wing back in New Zealand, Joe Deere works on measurements before trial fitting cockpit parts in this October 2022 photograph. Photo via The Biggin Hill Trust] By mid-September 2023 the Mustang’s cockpit was completely restored.

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Cockpit Pilot Tail Hangar 122

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 2, 2024

He opened the baggage compartment, entered and exited the cockpit several times, walked around the front of the airplane, and stopped in front of each wing. One airport witness, a helicopter mechanic, said there was oil “all over the airplane, wings, and tail.” Airport security camera video captured the pilot’s arrival on the ramp.

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Runway Airplanes Density Altitude Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 29, 2024

MiGs on your tail! All cockpit gauges confirmed critical systems were humming and happy. Radio calls from all over North Vietnam assaulted my helmet-covered ears, which strained to hear Lead’s call through the nonstop cacophony of SAM-generated warning tones and transmitted warnings: “SAMs! Four o’clock!” Break right! Break left!

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Drag Thrust Pilot Rudder 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 15, 2024

A few feet behind him, Captain Gerald Dobberfuhl, an experienced reconnaissance officer, settled into the rear cockpit of their camera-equipped RF-4C Phantom fighter. millimeter round blasted a hole through the front-cockpit canopy. Forward visibility from the RF-4C’s rear cockpit was blocked by an instrument panel and electronic gear.

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Cockpit Tail Approach Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 14, 2024

Over the years, the plane became a local legend, with kids getting to play inside the cockpit, and many local teenagers made their first paychecks filling gas under the wings of the old bomber. However, the work on the cockpit section was halted due to a lack of funds, and in 2000, Art Lacey passed away.

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Airplanes Cockpit Runway Pilot 119

Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

The Allegro’s fuselage is built with Kevlar-reinforced composite around a steel-framed cockpit. Its wing and tail are aluminum. Still, the aircraft has sold well with pilots who want an LSA with strong performance for the category and the ability to travel cross-country with reasonable comfort and speed.

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Transponder Tail Airplanes Pilot 107

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. He was in his forties when we flew together in his V-tail Bonanza. I hastily agreed. The Power Jockey.

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Knot Approach Pilot Runway 68

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 10, 2024

But just as Vraciu and his wingman, Ensign Lou Little, who were at the tail-end of the formation and about to make their dives, Vraciu spotted a flight of A6M Zeros between 2,000 and 3,000 feet above him and Little coming from their 7 o’clock position. His wing tank and cockpit exploded.”

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Cockpit Tail Pilot Stability 128

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 24, 2024

One method is to look at the cockpit windows. The 737 has six cockpit windows (which is standard), and the window at the far end on each side “slopes up” at the bottom, so the window doesn’t go as far down as on other jets. The 787 is the only wide body jet to have four cockpit windows, rather than six.

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Airplanes Cockpit Jet Tail 115

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

I’ve seen a single person lift a Tiger Moth by the tail to take it out of its hangar. One of the major changes introduced to the Tiger Moth, at RAF insistence, was folding door panels that made it easier to enter and exit both cockpits. However, the trickiest part of takeoff for most tailwheel airplanes is still when the tail comes up.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Lift 115

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 21, 2024

During the 18-month restoration, Frank replaced TG114’s damaged cockpit section with the piece from VR919 and the tail section of VR918. While 232 / September Fury was living this exciting life, the original damaged cockpit section of TG114 was sitting in storage waiting for its time.

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Cockpit Airplanes Tail Firewall 105

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

” As the latest iteration of the F-15 Eagle air superiority aircraft, the F-15EX features an increased payload capacity, fly-by-wire controls, a digital cockpit, modernized sensors and radars, and electronic warfare capabilities. Tails painted — all dressed up for delivery.

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Jet Tail Payload Cockpit 245

Ask Captain Lim

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232, a DC-10, crash-landed at Sioux City Airport after a catastrophic failure of its tail engine had caused a loss of all hydraulic control. Despite the crash, 184 of the 296 passengers survived, including the entire cockpit crew, though they were seriously injured.

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Runway Descent Thrust Tail 59