Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

The provision of stabilizer floats at the ends of each wing, which could be retracted for streamlined flight, added to the design’s efficiency. There, it was to be repurposed as a passenger-carrying aircraft for tourist flights and air safaris in Zimbabwe in southern Africa.

Pilot 286

Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Stability 286

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For ferry flights, two 410-gallon tanks could be installed in the bomb bay, giving the bomber a 3,400-mile range. The secret weapon of a bombardiers tool kit was the Norden bombsighta gyro-stabilized, mechanical, analog computer with downward-aimed optics. The tail gunner manned twin.50s,

Airplanes 100

Airplanes Descent Pilot Stability 100

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

Sporting tail numbers 28000 and 29000, the VC-25As have been transporting heads of state for the US since 1987. Modifications were made to the aircraft to install a swing tail for easier loading, and the upper fuselage extended for more cargo capacity. The end result was four 747s with three times the cargo volume of a 747-400F.

Cargo 224

Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 224