Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 7, 2024

It featured a laminar flow airfoil, the Allison V-1710 was fitted with a second supercharger, a four-bladed propeller was installed, and the nose cowlings to access the airplane’s 37mm gun and two Browing M2.50 Test pilot Gustav E. Like fighter pilots, aerial gunners assigned to bombers needed to practice their aerial gunnery.

Airfoil

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 2, 2025

Langley was particularly focused on structural loads, while Ames concentrated on dynamic stability. Accommodations were for two pilots and a navigator, with the aircraft being instrumented for aeroelasticity studies. Pilots are Joe Walker on the viewer’s left and Stanley Butchart on the right. NASA Photo

Gross Weight

Flying Magazine

JULY 26, 2025

For lift during horizontal flight, they use rigid airfoils such as wings. The FAA in October published a special federal aviation regulation (SFAR) establishing powered-lift operational requirements and training and certification for pilots. Light sport pilots will not be able to fly powered-lift just yet.

Lift

Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

These movements are controlled by hydraulic or electric actuators, which are managed by onboard computers or you, the pilot. The improved stability at high speeds also contributes to steady flight, and overall better performance. On top of that, they also have better responsiveness which allows pilots to fly more smoothly.

Weight-Shift-Control

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 22, 2025

In October 1914, Albree and Timson drew up plans for a new monoplane, the Model G Scout, which was first flown by test pilot Clifford Webster on July 15, 1915, at Nahant Beach, just south of the Swampscott garage. The Albree-Timson Model G Scout monoplane, a precursor of the Model SG Pursuit, during a test flight at Nahant Beach, MA. (Old

Tail

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 16, 2024

Assault gliders were of course used in Operations such as Husky, Overlord, Market Garden, and Varsity, and just like their piston engine counterparts, glider pilots had to learn somehow. It will be coupled with a wind tunnel and a few different types of airfoils to demonstrate the effect of airflow at different angles.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

During these years, he concluded that the inner surface of the venturi tube needed an airfoil shape to achieve the greatest efficiency. The duct, as predicted by Stipa, had a profile similar to that of the airfoil, with a fairly small rudder and elevators mounted on the trailing edge of the duct.

Airfoil

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This organization, composed of pilots, scientists, engineers, technicians, mechanics, and administrative professionals, has been and continues to be a leader in the field of advanced aeronautics. The lakebed surface also features a Compass Rose, providing pilots with an instant compass heading. long and thin).

Airfoil

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Many aspiring pilots wonder whether flying a helicopter is harder than flying a plane. Understanding these differences helps pilots choose the right training path. Whether youre exploring what is an instrument proficiency check or considering advanced training, we ensure every pilot is confident in their journey.

Torque

Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Today, aircraft are equipped with forward-looking sensors that alert pilots to wind shear hazards. The resulting “supercritical airfoil” shape, when integrated with the aircraft wing, significantly improves the aircraft’s cruise efficiency. Chevrons are being implemented on many of today’s aircraft, including the new Boeing 787.

Wind Shear

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Remember that wings, propeller blades, and tail surfaces are airfoil-shaped. Ice build-up on the airframe changes the airflow pattern around these airfoils. It most commonly forms on the leading edges of your aircraft, including the wings, tail, and horizontal stabilizer, as well as on the propeller blades and pitot tubes.

Pitot Tube

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

During test flights in 2014, Cessna pilots flew the X+ from Wichita to Seattle to Miami and back again over two days. It wasnt until the Global 7500 arrived in 2018 that prices of the G650 stabilized at around $50 million. It was a major improvement over the 1996 Citation X, with better engines, avionics, and enhanced cabin comfort.

Jet

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Additionally, the Shiun incorporated a laminar flow airfoil to reduce drag. However, this would mean that the Shiun’s pilot would have to ditch the aircraft in the water, with the stabilizing floats deploying to add buoyancy to the aircraft. But there were also several key distinctions between the Kyofu and the Shiun.

Drag

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

Adventurous aerobatic pilot Frank Christensen, owner of Christen Industries, which built the Pitts Special series and the Christen Eagle II aerobatic biplane kit, watched as biplane sales fell during the early 1980s. In 1995, businessman, backcountry, and aerobatic pilot Stu Horn bought the company and changed its name to Aviat Aircraft Inc.

Gross Weight

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

When spelled geoduck it represents a grotesque, oversized mollusk, or clam to we pilot simpletons. Much depends on the aircraft’s weight, pilot skill and, surprisingly, “how much abuse you want to experience. Checking the oil is the main attraction to the pilot. The airplane will handle more than you want to.”

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While LSAs in general have been tagged for having slightly underbuilt landing gearone of the more common accident scenarios is a newly transitioned pilot not managing the slickness of this kind of airplane and wiping out the gear during a botched landingthe goal is for the F2 to be unusually robust. More lessons learned.

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