Airfoil Flight Plan Thrust 
Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 11, 2025
D-558-2 Skyrocket take off using JATO assist in 1949 NACA engineers improved the rockets performance by adding nozzle extensions to its combustion chambers, reducing exhaust interference with the rudders and increasing thrust at altitude. Both aircraft display early examples of swept-wing airfoils.
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 on dry thrust alone. roughly) up to about Mach 5.0. It can supercruise above Mach 1.5
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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