Simple Flying

MAY 15, 2024

Negotiations have been dragging on with flight attendants despite others in the industry receiving sizable pay rises in the past couple of years. 178 members of US Congress have signed a letter urging the National Mediation Board to resolve the ongoing flight attendant contract dispute.

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Drag 121

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Since most aircraft spend nearly 90% of their operational time in cruise flight, the cruise lift-to-drag ratio determines the cruise performance of the aircraft. Engines play a vital role in ensuring that necessary thrust is provided to counter the drag forces and achieve a level flight.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

All these efforts will help to mitigate several drags on profitability that are outside of airlines control, namely persistent supply chain challenges, infrastructure deficiencies, onerous regulation, and a rising tax burden. In 2025, industry revenues will exceed $1 trillion for the first time.

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Airline Airlines Drag Cargo 283

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The AeroSHARK film - which is applied over the fuselage and engine nacelles to reduce aerodynamic drag - will eventually be installed on one of the airline's passenger 777s. All Nippon Airways' (ANA) first Boeing 777F equipped with a special emissions-reducing surface film has re-entered service, the airline has confirmed.

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Drag Airline Airlines 119

Simple Flying

AUGUST 12, 2024

To be more specific, during the manufacturing process of four drag brace lower link assemblies of the main landing gear, a fluorescent penetrant inspection was not performed.

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Drag 119

Simple Flying

JULY 8, 2024

Although the science behind flight may seem complex, it boils down to the balance of four fundamental forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Have you ever watched a plane take off and wondered how that big metal object full of people actually floats in the air?

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Thrust Drag Lift 114

Aerotime

AUGUST 18, 2024

The attacker then assaulted her with a clothes hanger and dragged her across the floor as she tried to reach the door. The female crew member was asleep when an intruder entered her room around 01:30 local time, The Times of India reported. She was startled awake and screamed for help.

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Cabin Crew Drag 152

Simple Flying

AUGUST 22, 2024

The man ran along the wing before being dragged off and cornered by airport ground staff until he was arrested by the Australian Federal Police.

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Drag 114

Simple Flying

AUGUST 25, 2024

Taiwanese airline EVA Air is using some downtime to modify its fleet of nine Boeing 777Fs with AeroSHARK drag-reducing film. With the peak summer season a distant memory, now is the time when many Northern Hemisphere airlines send aircraft for planned maintenance and modifications.

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Drag Airline Airlines 110

Simple Flying

JANUARY 11, 2025

Winglets work by producing a vortex or mini-tornado effect at the end of the wing, reducing drag. As aircraft manufacturers and airlines alike look to make the aviation industry more sustainable, fuel burn is one key factor to consider. One way they can do this is by fitting aircraft with winglets.

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Drag Airline Airlines 92

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

For many passengers, packing a large suitcase and dragging it through train stations and airports is always one significant source of compounding stress. This is why traveling with just one piece of hand luggage has become a growing trend in recent years.

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Drag 103

AOPA

JULY 25, 2024

Samson Sky, maker of the experimental Switchblade flying sports car, announced design updates that the company says will improve the vehicle’s thrust/drag issues.

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Drag Thrust 96

Simple Flying

JULY 23, 2024

Aircraft are fitted with wingtip devices, generally known as winglets or sharklets, to minimize aerodynamic drag and increase fuel efficiency, and state-of-the-art engines reduce sound and wear and tear. Significant advances in aviation technology have occurred over the last few decades.

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Stability Drag Aviation Technology Tail 98

Simple Flying

MAY 29, 2024

These are specialized enhancements at the tips of wings to minimize lift-induced drag and increase fuel efficiency in flight. One of the design differences between the two manufacturers is the types of wingtip devices used on airplanes. Airbus refers to them as Sharklets whereas Boeing calls them winglets.

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Drag Lift Airplanes 105

Inspire

JANUARY 23, 2019

The post Backcountry Flying, STOL Drag Racing at High Sierra Fly-In first appeared on Hangar Flying. The love for aviation felt all over the dry lakebed at the ninth annual High Sierra Fly-In had quite the EAA convention feel. Get a taste of the event in this video, and read more about it in the February 2019 issue of EAA Sport Aviation.

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Drag Hangar 40

Simple Flying

AUGUST 21, 2024

Sharks are natures true masters of drag reduction, and their unique skins are proving to be a catalyst for new advances in aviation emissions reduction, where the Lufthansa Group is leading the way.

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Drag Airline Airlines 100

World Airline News

AUGUST 24, 2024

Lufthansa Technik AG has announced EVA Air as the first Asian airline to sign for modifications with its drag-reducing and, hence, fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology, jointly developed with BASF. AeroSHARK is a functional surface film modeled on sharkskin’s drag-reducing structure.

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Drag Aviation Technology Cargo Airline 105

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Many high-performance airplanes feature retractable landing gear that allows them to fly at higher speeds thanks to the reduced drag (and they look cool too). There are new operational considerations to learn when transitioning to this type of airplane, including the best time to raise the gear after takeoff and lower the gear before landing.

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Airplanes Drag 98

AV Web

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The trials collected measurements on lift and drag under multiple aerodynamic configurations and flight conditions. The X-66 concept incorporates an “extra-long” (high aspect ratio) strut-braced transonic wing for minimal drag and high aerodynamic efficiency. The ultimate goal is to create a more fuel-efficient airliner.

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Drag Lift Airline Airlines 87

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Shorter takeoff roll Higher induced drag Lower induced drag Correct! Denotes area protected for an aircraft approaching or departing a runway. Denotes entrance to runway from a taxiway. What condition applies when taking off at a high density altitude? What is the difference between a normal landing and a crosswind landing?

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Aileron Density Altitude Pilot Drag 98

Simple Flying

JUNE 10, 2024

Every time a control is moved, a flight surface is deflected, resulting in drag and a (slight) aerodynamic penalty. The easiest and most efficient way to fly a plane is by making as few control inputs as possible in the air.

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Pilot Drag 92

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

READ MORE: Interstate TDR Developed as Unusual Kamikaze Machine Moulton Taylor, the designer of the similarly configured roadable “Aerocar” that would fly a couple of years later, added that at idle a propeller mounted to the extreme aft end of the fuselage has the effect of an anti-spin drag chute, adding stability and aiding recovery from spins.

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Drag Stability Thrust Tail 133

Flight Training Central

MAY 7, 2024

The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to straight-and-level flight? lift, gravity, power, and friction. lift, weight, gravity, and thrust. remain the same regardless of gross weight.

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AV Web

JANUARY 1, 2025

The NPS provides the drag device to groom the Chicken Strip gravel runway in Saline Valley. Under the terms of the Volunteer In the Park (VIP) pact, RAF volunteers are authorized to perform mutually beneficial repairs to park airstrips at no cost to the United States, according to the RAF.

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Drag Runway Pilot 86

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

. “It’s heavier, it has a lot more drag, but it still flies like a DC-3,” he begins. ” Many commenters on social media wondered about the drag and weight, and Eric says that the empty weight of the airplane is over 20,000 pounds, making it a very heavy DC-3.

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Rudder Airplanes Drag Pilot 144

AV Web

OCTOBER 14, 2024

” In a rare news release about the hypersecret mission of the X-37B, the Space Force said it will employ aerobraking to rapidly change orbits using the drag of the atmosphere and only a little fuel. The plane needs to get closer to Earth to jettison equipment it no longer needs.

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Drag 94

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Additionally, the S-72 was equipped with a low-drag fuselage, allowing it to achieve a maximum speed of 340 knots in a dive. Notably, one significant test involved measuring the vertical drag of the airframe using the main and tail rotor load measurement system, further contributing to valuable data in rotorcraft aerodynamics.

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Drag Knot Approach Tail 119

Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

Those struts and wires create a lot of parasite drag, an anathema for aircraft whose design and mission is speed. Short field landings can be shorter because the drag robbing ground effect is lessened by the greater distance between the wing and ground. The bi-wing design has one serious flaw.

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Lift Drag Airplanes Ground Effect 97

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 29, 2024

Photo via Keith Perkins at Aero Legends] Later this year both Pegasus – The Ghost Of Arnhem and Aero Legends’ other C-47, N473DC Drag ’em Oot , will be joining aircraft of the U.S.-based Myrthe’s father Wiljo provides assistance in applying stencils.

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Drag Weather 111

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 26, 2024

[Public Domain, UK Government photo via Wikimedia Commons] Apart from the engine enhancements, the aircraft was also equipped with a cooling system that was aft-positioned to reduce the fuselage drag and generate jet thrust from heating air exiting the radiator.

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Drag Payload Thrust Pilot 116

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The lift and drag imbalance between the left and right ailerons creates adverse yaw. This creates more lift and drag on the upgoing wing (left) and less on the downgoing (right) wing. The differential lift and drag are the main causes of adverse yaw. Any increase in lift causes induced drag to increase as well.

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The result of an alteration in airflow patterns increasing induced drag about the wings of an airplane. Answer these questions and see if you can correctly determine all the factors required for adequate aircraft performance. What is ground effect?

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Density Altitude Knot Ground Effect True Airspeed 105

Airline Economics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The surface film technology, inspired by the structure of sharkskin, reduces drag and enhances fuel efficiency. Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has introduced its first AeroSHARK equipped aircraft with its 777 cargo freighter. The first modified aircraft began scheduled cargo operations on September 2, 2024.

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Drag Cargo Airline Airlines 59

Airline Economics

MAY 15, 2024

Applied to the fuselage and engine nacelles, it reduces drag during the flight. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has fitted all of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with the fuel-saving technology, AeroSHARK. The AeroSHARK surface film mimics the flow-optimising characteristics of sharkskin.

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Drag 59

Airline Economics

AUGUST 13, 2024

JetZero’s BWB aircraft integrates the aircraft’s wings and fuselage into a single smooth shape, with the purpose of reducing aerodynamic drag. Alaska Airlines has invested in aircraft manufacturer JetZero – a company currently developing a new blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft.

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Drag Airline Airlines 59

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Flatter approach angle (due to less drag). Lift and Drag Modifications A no-flaps landing significantly reduces drag and lift, which is why the approach is flown at a higher speed. Adjust Your Aim Point : Modify your sight picture so your touchdown point factors for the reduced drag, lift, and longer float.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Following the lead of Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss International Air Lines, EVA Air and All Nippon Airways have become the first Asian carriers to adopt a high-tech aircraft coating that reduces drag by emulating the skin of a shark.

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