Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

Two planes narrowly avoided a collision on a runway at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM). The incident occurred on June 8, 2024, when an IndiGo flight landed on the runway while an Air India flight was taking off. The IndiGo jet touched down three seconds after the lift off.

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Air Traffic Control Lift Pilot in Command Runway 263

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

On January 17, 2025, a PIA Airbus A320 operating a domestic flight in Pakistan landed on a closed runway at Lahore Airport whose lights were switched off at the time of the landing attempt. Approaching Lahore Airport from the south, the flight was cleared to land on runway 36R at the airport.

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Runway Approach Lift Weather 313

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 287

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

On January 17, 2025, a PIA Airbus A320 operating a domestic flight in Pakistan landed on a closed runway at Lahore Airport whose lights were switched off at the time of the landing attempt. Approaching Lahore Airport from the south, the flight was cleared to land on runway 36R at the airport.

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Runway Approach Lift Weather 271

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

AviationWG / X Photos posted on X show the three aircraft with wings, tails, and horizontal stabilizers removed with cranes being used to lift the carcasses of the aircraft onto the trailers for their ignominious final journeys.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Lift Tail 324

Simple Flying

MAY 3, 2024

While take-offs can be exciting and thrilling for passengers (that feeling of being pushed into the seat and of lift-off is exhilarating), a lot goes into configuring the aircraft for it. And one of the many factors considered for take-off performance is the length of the runway.

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Runway Lift 111

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Aurora is designing a demonstrator X-plane using fan-in-wing technology that will provide vertical lift for US airborne logistics without needing a prepared runway ( the project was previously revealed earlier in the year ).

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Runway Lift 122

Aerotime

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Additionally, for the special flight, as many electric ground processes as possible were used, and the aircraft was towed to the runway before taking off from Amsterdam, saving 400 kg of fuel. The process involving towing the aircraft to the active runway means that the aircraft engines can be started later burning less fuel.

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Cargo Cabin Crew Runway Lift 310

Aeroclass Blog

MAY 21, 2024

To the uninitiated, aviation and airport operations might look strange and confusing with many different signs, airport runways, designations, and markings. Runway markings and runway numbers are one of them. Airport runway designations are numbers based on the magnetic azimuth (compass bearing) in which a runway is oriented.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Drag 93

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The touchdown speed will have already been calculated using a combination of aircraft weight, length of runway in use, and prevailing conditions. If you are traveling towards the front of the cabin on an Airbus aircraft, you may also hear three ‘bleeps’ emanating from behind the flight deck door as the plane approaches the runway.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 276

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

Yet, improvements in vertical-lift technology are still coming fast. AutoFlights Prosperity and CarryAll variants all carry 13 propellers 10 for lift and 3 pushers. The Albatross V400 heavy-lift air cargo eVTOL or hybrid-electric aircraft has a max payload of 220 lb. The rear props are strictly for lift.

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Lift Payload Cargo Pilot 68

WayMan

APRIL 17, 2025

These cone-shaped fabric tubes are mounted on poles near runways, helipads, and taxiways. Pilots use this visual cue to plan their runway approach and takeoff to ensure theyre flying into the winda practice that increases lift and aircraft control. Runway planning: Selecting the best runway based on current wind data.

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Knot Runway Crosswind Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

Whether it is a short Cub flight to the north for Coopers Bar-B-Que, a true Texas pit grilling experience, or a quick hop over to a makeshift, 1,000-foot grass runway paralleling the road at the local winery, you are sure to be entertained throughout your training. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Simple Flying

JUNE 11, 2024

As the name suggests, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft can become airborne or land vertically without the use of a runway strip. While helicopters are designed for vertical operations, the VTOL classification is only limited to airplanes that can achieve lift in forward flight.

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Lift Runway Airplanes 111

Inspire

APRIL 17, 2025

The shroud of morning fog had just lifted as I taxied cautiously to Runway 07 at Westerly State Airport (KWST) in Rhode Island. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Roberts Stick and Rudder column in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.

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Rudder Lift Runway Hangar 86

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

A no-flaps landing generally requires more runway for stopping, with the distance that can increase by as much as 50% depending on the aircraft and conditions. Lift and Drag Modifications A no-flaps landing significantly reduces drag and lift, which is why the approach is flown at a higher speed. Pre-Landing Checklist 1.

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Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

Warbird pilot Ray Fowler skillfully guided the dual-seat, dual-fuselage fighter down the runway as its two Merlin engines powered counter-rotating propellers, lifting the aircraft into the sky. Read here ).

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Lift Runway Pilot 122

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2024

VTOL, which stands for Vertical Takeoff and Landing drones, are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that can lift off and land vertically. They don’t need a long runway and can switch from flying straight up to flying horizontally. You might have heard about them being used by the military or in futuristic air taxis. The downside?

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Payload Lift Runway Weather 52

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

Frost will change the camber of the wing, increasing its lifting capability. Frost will disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wing, adversely affecting its lifting capability. To determine runway braking action, consult the: local NOTAM's MU friction value. numerical Runway Condition Codes. leaving the gear extended.

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Weather Camber Lift NOTAMs 105

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2024

At around 7:47AM local time, the jet began its takeoff roll on runway 19R, and once the jet reached a high speed, multiple tires burst on the right hand main gear. The plane managed to slow down at the end of the runway (it took the very last exit), and then it made a left turn to get onto a taxiway.

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Runway Knot Pilot Jet 123

Fear of Landing

AUGUST 2, 2024

The CCTV surveillance footage captured the aircraft attempting to take off from runway 35L. The nose is high in the air with the Boeing’s tail scraping along the runway as a grey plume of smoke forms. Eventually, the video shows the Boeing gain enough airspeed to lift off and climb away. The aircraft was grounded.

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Tail Lift Runway V Speed 98

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The Davis Wing allowed for higher speeds and added lift at relatively low angles of attack. The first prototype would receive the USAAC serial number 39-556, and on December 29, 1939, it rose from the runway at San Diego’s Lindbergh Field (now San Diego International Airport) for its first flight, which lasted 17 minutes.

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Tail Airfoil Drag Ceiling 98

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And David’s ashes are now, forever, a part of the grass runway. Seeing the 3500’ x 250’ swath carved out of the 70-foot-tall forest, with a 50-foot-wide runway (02/20) running down the center, made for an impressive site. I asked Russell to fly the 3500 feet down the middle of the runway, below the treetops, as we left the fly-in.

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Runway Lift General Aviation Weather 111

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

On the 29th of December 2024, a Boeing 737-800 operated by a low-cost South Korean airline crashed after an emergency landing and overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea. They turned and attempted to land in the opposite direction of the runways operation that day, going north to south.

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Thrust Altimeter Cabin Crew Instrument Landing System 59

Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

This meant the airplane, if were to carry anything, had to be built from very light materials incapable of providing support for a wing long enough to generate the needed lift. The bi-wing design allows two shorter wings to be braced against one another with a series of struts and wires providing the strength and lifting surface required.

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Lift Drag Airplanes Ground Effect 97

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

1) High Roundout Sometimes when the airplane appears to temporarily stop moving downward, the roundout has been made too rapidly and the airplane is flying level, too high above the runway. This would result in the airplane stalling and dropping hard onto the runway. This procedure should only be used when there is adequate airspeed.

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Airplanes Runway Accelerated Stall Lift 89

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In its Airplane Flying Handbook , the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines the take-off roll (or ground roll) as "the portion of the take-off procedure during which the airplane is accelerated from a standstill to an airspeed that provides sufficient lift for it to become airborne."

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Lift Airplanes Runway 111

Fear of Landing

JUNE 28, 2024

At about 50 meters (165 feet) above the ground, the pilot turned left, planning to fly over the grass runway as the start of his routing. The pilot lowered the collective lever by 50%, which decreases the pitch angle of the main rotor blades and thus reduces the lift generated by the rotor. The Emergency Locator Transmitter activated.

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Rudder Tail Lift Knot 111

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Aerodynamics 101 Flying a small plane revolves around understanding four key forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Lift is generated by the wings as air flows over them, counteracting weight, which pulls the plane downward due to gravity.

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Weather Pilot Drag Rudder 52

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 18, 2025

Its a lot easier than some of those big tray tables that are stored and then have to be lifted up and turned over. View taxiing San Francisco Airport We had a fairly quick taxi, and by 1:10PM we were cleared for takeoff on runway 28L. We touched down there at 4:35PM on runway 34R.

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Airline Airlines Approach Runway 104

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The company on Tuesday said it completed a crewed, full transition flight of its Alia-250 (A250) eVTOL, shifting from vertical lift to forward cruise on fixed wings during the same flight. The transition took place a few feet above the runway, with the aircraft relying solely on its fixed wings for cruise.

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Runway Lift Pilot Cargo 103

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance. The steerable tailwheel turns out to be a even more essential than I had imagined: it allows me to get into the cockpit at my parking position and conduct all pre-flight checks before taxiing onto the runway for immediate takeoff.

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Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Principles of Flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag Flying a plane for the first time requires a basic understanding of the forces that make flight possible. Lift is generated by the wings, counteracting the force of weight, which pulls the plane down. Ready to experience the skies with us?

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Aileron Drag Rudder Descent 52

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

On the 9th of August 2023, a VX4 crashed at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire during a test flight over the runway. The prototype lifted off, hovered and flew at a speed of 40 knots before landing. G-EVTL lifted off with all EPUs operating. Then the pilot carefully climbed to 30 feet above the runway.

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Descent Knot Thrust Lift 105

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 9, 2025

Cathay Pacific business class seat console A321neo Cathay Pacific business class seat controls A321neo If you lift the leather panel to the side of the seat, youll find the entertainment controller, though I dont find that to be needed, since the monitor is also touchscreen. Underneath this area is some exposed storage space.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Approach Wide-Body Aircraft Runway 103

Ask the Pilot

MAY 28, 2024

American Airlines flight 191, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 with 271 people on board, roared down runway 32L at O’Hare International Airport, headed for Los Angeles. Just as the plane lifted off, its left engine broke loose. The slats then retracted, causing the left wing to stall.

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Lift Tarmac Airplanes Runway 101

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

It shows the helicopter flying normally, aligned to the runway, and then begin a gentle climb. The pilot told the airport tower controller that he may need the runway. The controller asked the pilot to report when two miles out and to expect runway 28. It rotated several times before crashing into the grass north of runway 28.

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 98