Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

The official maiden flight of the Sea Dart took place on April 9, 1953. By this point, however, the vibration issues on takeoff and landing were not resolved, and in the air the design exhibited high transonic drag, greatly reducing its intended performance.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Drag Stability 98

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew.

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 265

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

As is often the case with swept-wing jets, sometimes extra drag is required beyond gear and flaps. Older jets without winglets or shorter wingspans are much faster in roll and lack some stability in bank. There was no inherent stability. Live weather in XP12 has a defect where it rains all the time, regardless of actual METAR.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

The cockpit, also called the flight deck, is where pilots use electronic flight instruments as part of a primary flight display. Wing flaps: Located on the trailing edges of the wings, the flaps are movable surfaces that help overcome drag. You’ll find them on either the leading edge or trailing edge of the wing.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The previous CTs had a stabilator for pitch, where the new F2 uses a more conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizer. With the F2, the rudder and vertical stabilizer are changed, with the rudder becoming a much smaller surface than before. Otherwise, the F2s flight deck layout is generally straightforward.

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Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98