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Quiz: Basic Aircraft Aerodynamics

Flight Training Central

Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents. The horizontal component of lift. The vertical component of lift. The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are lift, weight, thrust, and drag. lift, gravity, power, and friction. lift, weight, gravity, and thrust. Centrifugal force.

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Air Taxi Prototype Crash at Cotswold Airport

Fear of Landing

The prototype lifted off, hovered and flew at a speed of 40 knots before landing. The forward five-bladed propellers tilt in an angle range of 0° (straight ahead) to 100° (slightly past vertically upwards), allowing the aircraft to shift between vertical lift and forward propulsion. G-EVTL lifted off with all EPUs operating.

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McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

Plane and Pilot

This operation was carried out routinely with the little fighters launching from the airship, flying their mission, and then hooking up on a trapeze that lifted them inside the hull. The “Model 27,” as it was originally called, was powered by the experimental Westinghouse J34 jet engine, which produced 3,000 pounds of thrust.

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Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)

Fear of Landing

At approximately 30-40 feet agl, the spinning stopped and the helicopter appeared to stabilize for a brief moment before continuing a nose-low, forward descent into the grass north of Runway 28. Feather the blades to generate lift from the upward flow of air during the descent (instead of pushing the air downwards in powered flight).

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How to Master Slow Flight (Step-By-Step)

Pilot Institute

Lift : The aerodynamic force generated due to airflow over the wings. Thrust : The force generated by the engine that propels the aircraft forward. The aircraft’s deceleration reduces the airflow over the wings, which reduces lift. When the lift force is less than the force of gravity, the aircraft descends.

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From Challenges to Rewards: The Path to Your First Turbine Pilot Job

Pilot Job Central

A significant amount of thrust generated by the engine comes from the fan rather than the core. Anti-Ice, Rain: flight deck window heat, windshield wipers, probe heat, and anti-ice/de-ice systems that either prevent ice from accumulating on lift generating surfaces and engines, or break the ice off after it’s accumulated.

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Trying Out Air India's Airbus A350-900 Business Class from Bombai to New Delhi!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Just as I was settled in, the captain announced to all of us that the flight had begun its descent and requested the crew to prepare for landing. Once we started our descent, I changed the channel to the camera mode (landing gear) to enjoy this view. We lifted off effortless towards the grumpy skies. Soon, it was our turn.