Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 11, 2025

Scott Crossfield, in a daring flight plan devised by project engineer Herman Ankenbruck, pushed the Skyrocket to its absolute limits. The Skyrocket also contributed to refining wind tunnel methodologies and validating theories of flight dynamics in the transonic and supersonic regimes.

Drag

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Making the wing relatively flat on top with a blunter leading edge and more curvature on the bottom gives you a supercritical airfoil. Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Pilot FREE COURSE Supersonic Flight Supersonic speeds are those above Mach 1.2 Even the wing cross-section can be designed to redirect shock waves.

True Airspeed

Photographic Logbook

MAY 25, 2025

I filed the return flight plan from Mike's car along the way, remembering to file my preferred airway route plus a request to avoid flight over Lake Erie. When filing the return flight plan, I debated between cruise altitudes of 5,000 and 7,000 feet. Thanks to Jeff and Carrie for hosting and feeding us!

OAT

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

One was at the controls of an airplane alongside a CFI, and was preceded by flight planning and a preflight inspection. The participants also received a post flight debriefing. Another hour was flying a flight simulator where learning was easier without the flight deck noise and the need to look out for traffic.

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