Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

Known for their role as a tandem jet trainer from 1948 to 1959, the T-33 is the airplane I thought I might have to reach for my first sick-sack in, only to laugh my way through it for an exhilarating, one-time 11-minute ride. Cruising around 200 knots, the Rocket is a fantastic cross-country machine or around-the-patch sunset flier.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Bennett, who focused on incorporating a rotor-driven lift system with conventional wings and engines for forward thrust. During takeoff and landing, the rotor was powered by compressed air jets at the tips of the blades. However, the rotor blades were not powered during flight; instead, they were auto-rotating.

Runway 59

Runway Drag Thrust Airplanes 59

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

As an airline first officer for the better part of the past 16 years, I didn’t do much with brakes on the jet. Then on those legs I flew, I would begin the brake application on landing roll, before the captain called out “80 knots” on the rollout to signal the transition into the low-speed regime, generally followed by “I’ve got the controls.”

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Rudder Runway Altimeter Pilot 60

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

It uses a propulsion system comprising propellers or jet engines to navigate at a certain set speed limit. The pilot maneuvers the plane with a 7% thrust paving the way for a 30-knot speed. The plane continues to move by itself to the head of the runway.

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Clearance Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

As an airline first officer for the better part of the past 16 years, I didn’t do much with brakes on the jet. Then on those legs I flew, I would begin the brake application on landing roll, before the captain called out “80 knots” on the rollout to signal the transition into the low-speed regime, generally followed by “I’ve got the controls.”

Rudder 52

Rudder Runway Altimeter Pilot 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

More air molecules in engine cylinders allow the engine to produce more power; more air molecules moving across the propellor blades and wings means more efficient thrust and lift. I configured the airplane the same way as noted on the Piper Climb chart: 105 mph (91 knots), flaps 10 ° , full throttle.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

They took 122,702 litres of Jet-Fuel A-1 at Malpensa. The reference for take-off in the Flight Management System showed: Flaps 5° Thrust 56° V 1 : 145 kt V R : 149 kt V 2 : 156 kt V-speeds are used to define the relative speeds which are important to the operation of the aircraft. The Boeing 777 became airborne at 180 knots.

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Tail V Speed Knot Runway 75

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

Hawker Accident at Aspen On February 21, 2022, the crew and four passengers aboard a Hawker 800 nearly lost their lives when the twin-engine business jet sailed off the end of Runway 33 into soft snow at Aspen Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Colorado, during its takeoff run. Unique to this accident was the wind that morning.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 90

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

As it does, one aircraft is seeking to capture a particular slice of the advanced air mobility market, one that none of its rivals can challenge – that is, the provision of electric flights for seven people flying at up to 250 knots (450kph) and with a stage length of around 500 miles (800km).

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Lift Thrust Weather Payload 268

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

We routinely taxi at 1200 rpm due to the low spray…[we] can cruise at 10 knots” in displacement mode, something a Goose can’t do. Early on a speed restriction of 130 knots was applied as a flutter issue. This was resolved on the kit version and led to cruising at 50% power and 120 knots, which proved to be the Gweduck’s sweet spot.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 59

Aerotime

DECEMBER 28, 2024

On paper, the fastest fighter jet of 2025 is the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-25, which sets a pace of Mach 2.83. In terms of widely-used, theater-ready fighter jets, the F-15 Eagle takes the crown. However, in their day-to-day operations, the jets tend to fly significantly slower. It is followed by its sistership, the MiG-31.

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Jet Knot Pilot Cockpit 256