WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

Wings: The Source of Lift The wings are what make fixed-wing flight possible. As air moves over the curved top surface of the wing and the flatter bottom, lift is generated, allowing the plane to rise. Regardless of placement, the principle remains the same: wings generate the lift that makes flight possible.

Lift 52

Lift Thrust Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

A steam gauge airspeed indicator, Garmin G3X, autopilot, Garmin G5, transponder, fuel selector, accelerometer, and steam gauge altimeter were centered directly in front of me. After a few seconds, Ill lift the tail and then add full power. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said. Sounds good.

Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Witness statements and recorded video showed that during the takeoff roll from the 5,500-foot-long asphalt runway, the airplane accelerated slower than normal, used more runway than normal, and lifted off the runway in a nose-high attitude. The right aileron sustained substantial damage.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions 52

Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Calibrated Airspeed 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

They go through great lengths to preserve history, yet allow modern items of safety and convenience, such as LED lighting, radios, transponders and ADS-B equipment. Clipped wings, four ailerons, big engine, skinny wheels and wheel pants, with similar markings to the Boeing P12, this example is more fantasy than war-time accuracy.

Tail 122

Tail Airplanes Aileron Transponder 122

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Witness statements and recorded video showed that during the takeoff roll from the 5,500-foot-long asphalt runway, the airplane accelerated slower than normal, used more runway than normal, and lifted off the runway in a nose-high attitude. The right aileron sustained substantial damage.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions 90

Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 90

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The J-4, also known as a Cub Coupe, had been dropped off in Kennett for annual in 2008 by its then-owner and ended up becoming a permanent resident when Hurricane Ike stretched inland all the way to the Missouri Bootheel, lifting it from the ground and depositing it on top of the FBO’s maintenance hangar.

Runway 98

Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98