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Avoiding the Stall

Plane and Pilot

However, if you take a close look at the inboard upper wing surface of the B-52, you will see a neat row of vortex generators that correspond to the width of the horizontal stabilizer. These were added to manage the low speed air flow over the wings, stabilizer and elevators.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

Vintage Aviation News

In tracing the origin of the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, one must go back to the development of one of the company’s most successful civilian designs, the Model 35 Bonanza, which first flew on December 22, 1945, being piloted by Beech Aircraft’s chief test pilot, Vern Louis Carstens, and by 1947, the type hit the civil market for general aviation.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

Vintage Aviation News

In tracing the origin of the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, one must go back to the development of one of the company’s most successful civilian designs, the Model 35 Bonanza, which first flew on December 22, 1945, being piloted by Beech Aircraft’s chief test pilot, Vern Louis Carstens, and by 1947, the type hit the civil market for general aviation.

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What Is a Dutch Roll, and Is It Dangerous?

Pilot Institute

Placing the center of gravity ahead of the aircraft’s center of lift improves longitudinal stability. The aircraft’s horizontal stabilizer (tailplane) creates a downward lift to counterbalance pitching moments. Directional Stability Directional stability decides how stable the aircraft is about the yaw axis.

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

A significant investment in heavy, water-jet cut steel tooling means repeatedly accurate wings come off the Composite Creations table. Just recognizable in the background is a horizontal stabilizer and one-piece elevator. Gweduck is also in the final design phase of things such as interior components (seats, etc.)

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Incidents and accidents: AeroTime’s commercial airline safety roundup of 2024  

Aerotime

Air taxi operations, executive jets, helicopters, and general aviation activities have been excluded in the interests of concision. In 2022 there were 127 accidents and 358 civil aviation deaths; in 2021, 113 incidents and 414 deaths; and in 2020 there were 90 incidents and 463 deaths. rate per million sectors.

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