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Why Do Airliners Rarely Use Full Thrust On Takeoff?

Simple Flying

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

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The Difference Between Category, Class, and Type of Aircraft

Pilot Institute

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. propellers) or thrust (i.e.,

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How Many Horsepower Does A Commercial Jet Engine Have?

Simple Flying

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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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. This is called lift. Wingtip vortices are a byproduct of lift. Once the wing stops producing lift, the vortices dissipate instantly. Whats Happening Inside the Vortex?

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Innovations in the vertical-lift world

Professional Pilot

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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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas F3D Skyknight

Vintage Aviation News

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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The innovators and trailblazers of future aviation flourishing in the UK

Aerotime

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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