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Vertical Aerospace performs piloted thrustborne flight test in full-scale eVTOL

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UK-based electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace has become only the second company in the world to perform a piloted thrustborne flight test in a full-scale vectored thrust aircraft. This enables the Vertical Aerospace team to assess how the VX4 behaves under real-world flight conditions.

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Nigeria suspends Max Air flights for three months after 737 landing incident

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The economic audit will examine the airlines financial stability to guarantee its capability to sustain safe flight operations, the statement continued. During the three-month suspension, the NCAA will conduct a detailed safety and economic audit of the airline. The flight crew quickly regained control and safely stopped the aircraft.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Convair YB-60

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It was powered by eight Pratt & Whitney J57-P-3 turbojet engines, each producing 8,700 pounds of thrust. The YB-60 suffered from flight control and handling issues and lacked the speed and stability of its Boeing counterpart. The aircraft boasted a combat range of 2,920 miles and a service ceiling of 53,300 feet.

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Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

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The pilot flyingpulled back the thrust levers, and as a result, over the following 5seconds, N1 decreased from 64% to approximately 43%, where it remained until touchdown. The engine thrust was steady at approximately 43%N1, the TSB report explained. The air speed began to decrease, the TSB report said.

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Understanding Left-Turning Tendencies in Airplanes

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Left-turning tendencies are primarily caused by four aerodynamic effects:torque, spiraling slipstream, gyroscopic precession, and P-factor (asymmetric thrust).Each As the propeller spins, it creates a spiral pattern of airflow that wraps around the fuselage and strikes the left side of the vertical stabilizer (rudder). The result?

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Flight Test Files: The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket – Chasing Mach 2

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They flew a total of 313 missions, collecting invaluable data on pitch stability, lift, drag, and buffeting in transonic and supersonic flight. Crossfield flew the Skyrocket 20 times, collecting critical data on longitudinal and lateral stability. After this conversion, it was launched from a Navy P2B (a modified B-29) at altitude.

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Delta CRJ-900 Accident In Toronto: Preliminary Report Published

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Obviously it was gusty, but if youre not able to stabilize an approach, thats when a go around would ordinarily be performed. degree bank Two seconds before touchdown, the planes bank angle to the right increased, to 5.9 degrees to the right, and a rate of descent of 1,110 feet per minute The plane touched down at a bank angle of 7.5

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