Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 18, 2025

The F-14s unique roll control setup, which relies on differential horizontal stabilizers and spoilers rather than traditional ailerons, provided effective control at various speeds but also introduced side forces that could contribute to spin entry.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Tail Airfoil 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The initial rotation that initiates a spin may result from other factors, such as incorrect control inputs or turbulence. The problem is that the airflow from the propeller goes over the horizontal stabilizer, which produces a downward force (and causes the nose to pitch up).

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Center of Gravity Weight-Shift-Control Aileron Rudder 98

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

NASA used the aircraft for wake turbulence studies, but in 1977, it was converted to its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) configuration and began its important job of ferrying the Enterprise orbiter. As it was exposed to turbulent winds and vibrations, it was mounted in bearings in pressurized oil to steady the view.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 269

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

How an aircraft handles Dutch roll depends on its dynamic stability. The aircraft’s design influences its dynamic stability. The trigger can be any external force such as a wind gust or turbulence. To understand the aircraft’s response to a disturbance, you need to understand aerodynamic stability.

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Stability Center of Gravity Aileron Rudder 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The turbulent air hits the horizontal stabilizer, which causes a vibration that can be felt throughout the aircraft. So, as soon as airspeed stabilizes and you’re at a positive rate of climb, gradually retract the flaps. As the aircraft stabilizes at level attitude, reduce flaps to 10 degrees.

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Stability Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Lift 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Additionally, only those events where aircraft have been reported as either substantially damaged or written off, or there has been a fatality onboard a public transport flight due to inflight turbulence, have been included. The left winglet of one of the aircraft collided with the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the other.

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Runway Airlines Airline Horizontal Stabilizer 258

AV Web

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In a final report that seems scripted to prove the old adage about aircraft accidents resulting from a series of seemingly minor mishaps, the NTSB has determined that pilot actions, not turbulence and later a trim issue, as was widely reported at the time, caused an upset that led to the death of a passenger on a Challenger 300 in 2023.

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Turbulence Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot Rudder 105