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Boom Supersonic XB-1 nears supersonic flight after passing stability test

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The test focused on testing the aircraft’s handling qualities without the stability augmentation system (SAS) activated. Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic The post Boom Supersonic XB-1 nears supersonic flight after passing stability test appeared first on AeroTime.

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Airspeed and Altitude Control Simplified: Tips for Stable Flying

Pilot Institute

If you’re aiming to get comfortable with managing both airspeed and altitude in flight, you’ll need to understand the difference between indicated airspeed (IAS) and true airspeed (TAS). Key Takeaways Airspeed and altitude are directly linked to each other throughout different phases of your flight.

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Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. Flutter is a dangerous, complex, dynamic aeroelastic phenomenon dependent on true airspeed. The pilot died instantly.

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Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. Flutter is a dangerous, complex, dynamic aeroelastic phenomenon dependent on true airspeed. The pilot died instantly.

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Piper M700 Fury Receives Canadian Certification

AV Web

Powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52 turboprop engine, the M700 Fury has a maximum cruise speed of 301 knots true airspeed (ktas), with a range of 1,149 nautical miles. At normal cruise (292 ktas), range is 1,424 nm. The Fury comes with the certified FIKI system and Garmin Autoland.

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Danger lurks in circling approaches

Air Facts

Particular attention to true airspeed vs. turn radius. FAA parameters are no lower than 500’ AGL for stabilized criteria What specific runway lighting do we expect to see? For example, some aircraft limit flaps and gear in icing until on approach or forbid the use of speed brakes or require a minimum thrust setting.

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Mastering Short Field Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

Your aircraft will fly at a faster true airspeed at higher density altitudes. This gives you a safe buffer on the stall speed and plenty of time to stabilize. In this region of reversed command, use power to control altitude and pitch to control airspeed. With a short field landing, we aim to be at 1.3