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The Bold, Bulbous Douglas 1015 Cloudster II

Flying Magazine

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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Flying a Small Plane: Key Insights for Beginners

Pilot's Life Blog

Understanding the Basics of Flight Aerodynamics 101 Flying a small plane revolves around understanding four key forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Thrust, produced by the engine, propels the plane forward, overcoming drag, which is the resistance caused by air.

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Bomber Aircraft: Avro Vulcan [ADAM FINISHED]

Vintage Aviation News

2 with larger Wings for better lift and stability, a strengthened undercarriage for better support while carrying heavier payloads, updated avionics, which handled increasing demand for electronic combat and navigation and electronic countermeasures which improved survivability against radar and missile systems. kg Maximum Take-off 90,718.4

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High Wing or Low Wing – Which Trainer Should I Choose?

Flight Training Central

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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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated XP-81

Vintage Aviation News

The aircraft exhibited poor directional stability (which was solved through the later addition of a ventral tail fin) at low speeds and oil sometimes splattered on the canopy’s windscreen. On May 18, 1945, the T-31 turboprop was finally ready and by June 11, the aircraft was ready to begin testing with its intended engine at Muroc.

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Power-off Stall: Recovery Steps Made Easy

Pilot Institute

When the aircraft is in a high-drag configuration, a stall at a low altitude can be quite dangerous. Landing flaps add a lot of drag; removing this notch will help the aircraft accelerate quickly. It’s mainly due to the effects of thrust and the high-energy slipstream from the propeller preventing boundary separation.

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What Every Pilot Needs to Know about the Airplane Rudder

Northstar VFR

The rudder is a movable flight control which is mounted on the trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer on the back of the airplane. Some new student pilots think the rudder and vertical stabilizer are the same thing. The vertical stabilizer is a vertical fixed part of the plane’s empennage. Why is the rudder so important?

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