Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

Government seemingly intent on cracking down on DJI drones, it might be prudent for drone pilots to start looking into drones that are made in the USA. For commercial drone pilots, looking into USA-made drones is a good way to make sure you can keep doing your business despite changing legislation. With the U.S.

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Latatuide 33 Aviation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Here are a few reasons why private jets are faster: Reduced payload: Light private aircraft are smaller to accommodate fewer travelers per flight. The reduction in weight and the smaller size of the aircraft minimizes resistance that weighs down the aircraft and increases lift during flights.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The aircraft also has twin-boom vertical stabilizers to the rear and a monocoque cabin that can accommodate up to six passengers, plus the operating pilot. The fans are exposed by way of slidable surfaces that retract into the wing structure when commanded by the operating pilot. However, the Cavorite X7 uses a different approach.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 26, 2024

ton payload aircraft Kona, the 60-ton payload aircraft Alisio and Nordes, a 100-ton payload aircraft. Each of the aerial vehicles are being developed to fly without a pilot and are unique in that the design uses a blended blended-wing body (BWB) design. The full-size Kona will have a wingspan of 85 feet (26 meters).

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AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Pilots who regularly operate at high elevation airports are (or should be) familiar with planning this type of flying. The “Six” can seat 6 (pilot + 5 passengers) in a 2-2-2 seating configuration. Although not a problem for airliners, flying at high altitude airports presents challenges for pilots of small piston aircraft.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 14, 2024

This configuration not only improved the operational efficiency but also enhanced the safety and coordination between the pilot and the radar intercept officer. USAF F-4 pilots recorded 107.5 The aircraft has a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 60,000 pounds (27,000 kg), allowing it to carry a significant payload of munitions and fuel.

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Aerotime

JULY 3, 2024

At lift-off speed, the Valkyrie separates from the KTLS, which then deploys drogue chutes and brakes to a stop on the runway, allowing the aircraft to continue its mission. The goal is to extend the range of other aircraft by working together as a human-machine team while keeping pilots out of harm’s way.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

payload in their North American A3J-1 Vigilante. It was at this point that an A3J Vigilante was flown to Edwards Air Force Base to break the Soviet’s altitude record of 20,456 meters (67,096 feet), set by Russian aviator Vladimir Smirnov on July 13, 1959, flying a Yakovlev Yak-25RV while carrying a 1,000 kg payload.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The pilot would bank the 747 away from the rocket, and after five seconds, it would ignite and take the payload the rest of the distance into orbit. Aircraft are designed to lift efficiently, so by taking the rocket to a higher altitude, satellite launch could be achieved with lower fuel consumption (and lower cost).

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2024

It generally encourages you, as the pilot, to do a good job of preparing for each flight and keep up your stockpile of skills by regular training and practice. The problem is, there’s more than this one limitation involved in the average flight, beyond just the perils that can be met by our piloting ability.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 6, 2024

It allows pilots to engage enemy aircraft with precision. The cockpit of the F-15 is furnished with cutting-edge flight instruments and avionics, delivering essential flight information compiled from assorted sensors and systems to the pilots.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While the F-15 was originally in the 1970s built as an air superiority fighter, the Strike Eagle sought to combine the Eagle’s outstanding performance with the long range and payload capabilities of a deep air support (DAS) aircraft to strike targets far behind the frontlines. Bennett, pilot, and Daniel B.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 9, 2024

Boasting colossal dimensions and designed to carry the world’s largest payloads, WindRunner is set to break existing aviation records for scale by some margin and will set a new benchmark in airborne cargo transportation. The maximum payload weight will be 160,000 lbs (72.575kg). All hail the whale!

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The story of the XB-15 begins in 1934, when the USAAC sought to explore the potential of a bomber capable of traveling 5,000 miles while carrying a 2,000-lbs payload at speeds of 200 mph. On July 30, 1939, it achieved a significant milestone by lifting a 31,205 lbs payload to an altitude of 8,200 feet. Corkille from the USAAC.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

When spelled geoduck it represents a grotesque, oversized mollusk, or clam to we pilot simpletons. Much depends on the aircraft’s weight, pilot skill and, surprisingly, “how much abuse you want to experience. Checking the oil is the main attraction to the pilot. The airplane will handle more than you want to.”

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Airspeed Junkie

JANUARY 24, 2023

As a result, it provides the aircraft with greater stability and lift at steep angles of attack. It can also provide the pilot with unprecedented target area detail along with digital map displays that they can tailor with slew and zoom features. This weight is less than half that of the previous-generation F-4 Phantom II.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Armed to the teeth, pilots are cocooned in a titanium-plated cockpit, with a visually controlled gun, hellfire missiles, and Hydra rockets at their disposal. The AH-64E is heavily armed, with a 30mm M230 chain gun with 1,200 rounds – when used with the helmet-mounted display, the pilot can aim the gun just by looking.

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