Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

To fly an aircraft that weighs more than 12,500 pounds or a jet (regardless of weight), pilots require a type rating. Glider This category includes aircraft that are designed to fly without an engine and rely on natural air currents for lift through the reaction between the air and the wing. What Is an Aircraft Category?

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Weight-Shift-Control Knot Approach Lift 96

AV Web

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The aircraft has the individually powered fans integrated into forward and rear lifting surfaces. However, while there is no guarantee for success in insolvency proceedings, we hope that the Lilium Jet will get a chance for a fresh start after the self-administration process is completed.”

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Lift Jet 128

Aerotime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

You know, if you make four or five [aircraft] a month, it’s not going to move the needle when we are talking about [a market of] more than 1500 jets a year. In any case, Udvar-Hzy did not sound too upbeat about the prospects of the production constraints being lifted anytime soon. It’s a big step to get certification.

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Airplanes Lift Jet Airlines 246

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

This is called lift. Wingtip vortices are a byproduct of lift. Once the wing stops producing lift, the vortices dissipate instantly. Wing spoilers drastically reduce the lift generated by the wing. Its important because the lift is always produced perpendicular to the relative wind. Why is this important?

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

The IndiGo jet touched down three seconds after the lift off. Yesterday in Mumbai, an Air India and IndiGo flight experienced a loss of separation when the Air India flight was cleared to depart and the IndiGo flight cleared to land.

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Air Traffic Control Lift Pilot in Command Runway 258

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 16, 2025

The Starships lifting surface was positioned aft of the horizontal stabilizer, making stalls unlikely. The Starships lifting surface was positioned aft of the horizontal stabilizer, making stalls unlikely. Its radical design and high price, comparable to small jets, deterred buyers.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Lift Pilot 119

Simple Flying

MAY 2, 2024

Jet engines are powerful machines that are designed to generate sufficient power to lift hundreds of thousands of pounds of an aircraft off the ground and keep it airborne.

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Jet Thrust Lift 111

Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

Many explanations on websites, videos, and even some textbooks oversimplify or misrepresent the true mechanics of lift. In reality, lift generation involves both Bernoullis principle and Newtons third law working together. Read on to understand Bernoullis principle and how it relates to lift the right way.

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Pilot Lift Camber Airfoil 52

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Jet engines are designed to produce sufficient power to lift the aircraft off the ground and keep it airborne during flight. To achieve this, they must run at very high speeds. The speed of the engine, in revolutions per minute (RPM), is generally expressed as a percentage of the maximum allowed rotation speed.

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Jet Lift 111

Aerotime

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Notable is the surge in passenger volume in Asia, where pandemic restrictions were last to lift and carriers have been slow to reinstate capacity. Global travel data company OAG has released its analysis of the busiest international flight routes of 2024, and there have been some changes.

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Airlines Airline Clearance Lift 268

Aerotime

MAY 17, 2024

Video clips shared by airline crash data evaluation company JACDEC on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) show that one of the aircraft’s four engines started emitting flames as the plane lifted from the runway.

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Pilot in Command Runway Lift Cargo 278

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

In 2024 alone, Lilium declared 2 of its subsidiaries insolvent and faced shuttering the business completely until a last-moment promise of investment allowed it to continue work on a factory for its eVTOL electric jet. Yet, improvements in vertical-lift technology are still coming fast. The rear props are strictly for lift.

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Lift Payload Cargo Pilot 68

Aerotime

JULY 2, 2024

.” Boeing said in a statement that the new order was reflective of the “rapid growth of e-commerce and the need for efficient and reliable transportation across the globe” and that the extra freighters will provide Turkish Airlines with an additional 408 metric tons to its cargo lift.

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Cargo Airlines Airline Payload 294

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Lilium, the manufacturer of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) jet for six passengers plus a pilot, will debut its flagship aircraft to the public for the first time in May. The Lilium Jet is expected to cruise at 162 knots on city-to-city trips spanning 25-125 sm (22-109 nm). for a hefty $10 million. “We market as well.

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Jet Knot Lift Pilot 118

Aviation News

JANUARY 22, 2025

BEIJING/SEOUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Chinese planemaker COMAC plans to raise production capacity for its homegrown C919 single-aisle planes to 50 this year, a COMAC.

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Lift Jet General Aviation 102

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 1, 2025

From the first days of flying to the evolution of supersonic jets, historic aircraft offer a road map for comprehending the ideas guiding aeronautical engineering. Often touted as the first successful powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer (1903) clearly shows lift, propulsion, and control.

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Drag Lift Jet Stability 52

Simple Flying

MAY 5, 2024

For an aircraft to take flight, it has to have adequate lift over the wings. Lift is achieved by the aircraft moving through the air at high speeds. To do this, an aircraft must accelerate to a specific speed.

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Lift Jet 105

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

This versatile fighter jet concept would be able to operate off the decks of Navy aircraft carriers with unparalleled efficiency. When taking off of aircraft carrier decks, these jets could push their wings forward, enabling them to fly with stability at lower speeds and capitalize on the additional lift generated.

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Stability Lift Jet 119

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 8, 2025

A delay of just under 90 minutes might not sound that bad, except for on one major issue Berlin Airport has a strict midnight curfew, and no planes can land after that time, until its lifted at 5AM. Honestly, Im surprised the Ryanair jet made it as close to Berlin as it did. So it was a race against the clock.

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Final Approach Lift Approach Jet 117

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The typical business jet in 2025 has its engines mounted high at the rear of the fuselage. Simply put, the idea behind this position is to preserve smooth airflow over the wings for aerodynamic lift. The HondaJet, however, breaks the mold with its innovative Over-The-Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM).

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Lift Jet 111

Aerotime

AUGUST 23, 2024

Origami electric rotorcraft like Joby and Archer will fail and much simpler electric rotorcraft scaling up from the drone market will continue to displace the helicopter market, taking more and more lifting burdens from crewed helicopters. This leaves nitrous oxides from jet biofuels as the remaining but much diminished concern.

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Center of Gravity Air Traffic Control Jet Lift 325

Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

Some of Britain’s greatest aviation feats include the evolution of the jet engine, the first aircraft with an enclosed cabin, the development of Concorde and the de Havilland Comet – the first commercial jet airliner to enter service. Aerospace is undergoing its biggest revolution since the jet engine era.

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Lift Aviation Technology Cargo Drag 278

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 5, 2025

The FG-1D Corsair is lifted into position back in 1971. Photo by Jerry O’Neill She was lifted off the pole in July 2008 and brought to the CASCs restoration shop. Shortly after arriving, she was delivered to El Salvador, where she received Salvadorian Air Force markings and given the identity, FAS 217. CASC Photo.

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Rudder Tail Cockpit Lift 105

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Jet (and turboprop) turbine engines work more efficiently, and burn less fuel, at higher altitudes where the air is less dense. While this may appear strange, the economic logic behind it is quite straightforward. Hence, the flight will use less fuel at higher altitudes. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 269

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 23, 2025

Navy requirement for a jet-powered, carrier-based night fighter equipped with radar. This necessity gave the F3D its distinctive barrel-shaped fuselage and broad, straight Hershey bar wings, which provided the lift needed to keep the radar-equipped airframe airborne.

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Thrust Lift Jet 59

Simple Flying

AUGUST 18, 2024

The impressive sight, paired with the roar of engines, is due to the forces needed to lift the aircrafts weight off the ground. Wherever it is in the world, an airliners departure will typically be an impressive display of power. Despite this, an airliner will rarely use its full capabilities on takeoff as far as thrust is concerned.

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Thrust Lift Airlines Airline 116

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The United States Army has ordered three additional Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinooks to recapitalize the US Army’s heavy-lift helicopter fleet. The US Army wants 465 CH-47 Chinook Block IIs , but Boeing is under contract for only nine, with these three costing USD 135 million.

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Lift Jet 111

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The faster an aircraft goes, the more lift it generates. Lift is the upward force that keeps you in the air. If airspeed is too slow, the aircraft could lose lift and stall. Meanwhile, lower altitudes demand that you be extra careful with airspeed to maintain lift and prevent stalls. miles per hour. Dangerous mistake.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The helicopters, cargo planes, and airborne electronic support planes do heavy lifting and support not only the sailors and ships but also the strike fighters and guided missiles. The US Navys carrier strike groups (CSG) revolve around the fixed-wing and rotary-wing squadrons that compose its carrier air wing (CVW).

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Lift Cargo Jet 105

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2024

An American Airlines jet had a pretty dramatic rejected takeoff at Tampa Airport, and it makes for a great video… American 737 deals with burst tires on takeoff This incident happened yesterday (Wednesday, July 10, 2024), and involves American Airlines flight AA590, scheduled to fly from Tampa (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX).

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Runway Knot Pilot Jet 122

Latatuide 33 Aviation

AUGUST 23, 2023

Cleaning your private jet is an essential maintenance task, especially if your jet is on a charter. We’ve compiled this list of our best private jet cleaning tips to help you save valuable time and money. We’ve compiled this list of our best private jet cleaning tips to help you save valuable time and money.

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Jet Lift Airlines Airline 52

Ask the Pilot

MAY 28, 2024

Just as the plane lifted off, its left engine broke loose. As the engine ripped away, it severed hydraulic lines, releasing the hydraulic pressure that held the wing’s leading edge slats, deployed to provide critical lift during takeoff, in place. As it was, the pilots never realized their jet was stalling.

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Lift Tarmac Airplanes Runway 101

Ask the Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

Workers are subject to overheating, and so is their ground equipment: all of those myriad tugs, tractors, carts and lifts that Airplanes themselves, meanwhile, have a lot of internal machinery, both electronic and mechanical, and much of it runs hot to begin with. Jet engines don’t like this low-density air either, producing less thrust.

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Weather Thrust Lift Tarmac 90

World Airline News

JANUARY 8, 2025

But amid the wonder of new technology, weve always understood that the entire point of innovation is to lift people up. THE FUTURE OF FLYING As Delta continues to expand as an international airline, its the companys responsibility to continue increasing the worlds access to travel. Thats why Deltas partnership with Airbus is so vital.

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Lift Aviation Technology Pilot Airlines 59

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2024

During the early years of the jet age, between the end of World War II and the swinging ’60s, there were very few new ideas that were not worth a try. To understand the genesis of this little jet-powered hot rod, let’s understand the problem that faced the U.S. Air Force immediately following WWII.

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Jet Tail Pilot Descent 88

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 5, 2024

It’s worth noting that sometimes when you’re flying a turboprop or small regional jet, you may have to valet check your bag at the gate. This assumes that you can safely carry the bag yourself (and lift it into the overhead bin), and that you’re not taking up space that would belong to others. Is it against the rules?

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Jet Lift Airlines Airline 117

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. This increased density increases airflow over the wings, generating more lift. Fewer air molecules result in less dense air, which means less lift.

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Density Altitude Pilot True Airspeed Lift 52