Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. The aircrafts wing is able to generate lift due to its shape. Why does this increase the lift? How Do Ailerons Work?

Aileron

Flying Magazine

JUNE 16, 2025

Republic will use the aircraft to choose passenger and cargo routes for Alia. Beta pilots train on the CTOL before graduating to the VTOL, he said, since the models are identical—save for extra vertical lift propellers on the latter. The same philosophy applies to the early delivery to Republic. “We

Cargo

Flying Magazine

JULY 9, 2025

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. Piper made a splash in the mid-1960s with the release of its Cherokee Six, a roomy, six-place traveling machine that could carry family, business associates or cargo.

Tail

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

The Main Parts of an Airplane While aircraft come in many designs and sizes, they all share several core components. It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space. Wings: The Source of Lift The wings are what make fixed-wing flight possible.

Lift

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Its maximum takeoff weight of 9,300 pounds and large cabin space made it suitable for cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment. With 10 passengers and luggage on board the airplane, it was well under gross weight, but it soon became apparent we could not out climb the ice buildup.

Weight-Shift-Control

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. While the company designed the Six to be a heavy-lifting workhorse for hauling cargo and passengers, it aimed upmarket with the Lance.

Tail

Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

Bringing up the tail of the line-up of regional and specialist commercial airplanes is Cessna, part of the Textron Aviation group of companies, which will present its hardworking C208 Grand Caravan multi-role utility aircraft to the public. Its roles included providing in-flight refueling for combat jets, troop transport, and cargo delivery.

Jet

Flying Magazine

JULY 26, 2025

The FAA this month quietly published long-awaited guidance for the certification of powered-lift aircraft—the first new category of civil aircraft since helicopters were introduced in the 1940s. AAM comprises a range of new aircraft types, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis and cargo aircraft.

Lift

Flying Magazine

MAY 31, 2025

drone operators must coordinate with the FAA to lift restrictions using a Section 44807 exemption or other waiver. The rule further proposes adding a BVLOS rating to Part 107 certificates, creating rules for commercial cargo delivery, and allowing drone operators to share data with third-party providers. To fly BVLOS, U.S.

Lift

AV Web

MAY 25, 2025

The Air Force has given a lift to an audacious program to build the world’s biggest airplane. Radia figured that there are plenty of places that get lots of wind that would accommodate an unpaved runway big enough to launch an recover a giant airplane so it designed the WindRunner specifically to carry a 340-foot turbine blade.

Cargo

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The contents of this article have been limited to commercial aircraft performing public transport flights, whether carrying cargo or passengers (or both). NTSB The airplane landed safely back at Portland without further incident, and all occupants (two pilots, four cabin crewmembers, and 171 passengers) deplaned at the gate.

Runway

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

"Hi.I'm in Delaware." - Wayne Campbell, Wayne's World , 1992 Restless Pilot Syndrome Having resumed acting as pilot in command of my own airplane after a relatively brief setback, I was delighted beyond words to be back at it. It appeared to be well-populated with versatile Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo ships. Delaware River.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 28, 2025

They should also look good and—for professional pilots—be versatile enough to complement a range of uniforms worn by the airline, corporate, and cargo pilots. LIFT Merlin [Courtesy: Pilots HQ] Lift says the Merlin’s specially designed heel rolls and slides easily with the pilots.

Pilot

Aerotime

JULY 2, 2024

Turkish Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for four 777 Freighters with the airline citing a growing global demand for cargo services as the catalyst. ” With more than 265 deliveries, the 777 Freighter is Boeing’s best-selling freighter airplane of all time.

Cargo

Aerotime

JULY 5, 2024

One of the main technologies developed and used during this time was the hybrid assisted limb (HAL) worn by baggage handlers and cargo loaders at the domestic terminal in Haneda Airport. The Japan Times YouTube Channel Airport employees wore three kilogram robotic suits around their waists to help with lifting heavy objects.

Lift

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2024

” Produced between 1942 and 1947, the Mars fleet flew cargo between Hawaii and the Pacific Islands to support the U.S. After the war, they supported the Korean War with medical air transport lifts between Hawaii and California, later transitioning to cargo lift work between Hawaii and California before being decommissioned in 1956.

Lift

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 2019 Cessna T206H.

Transponder

Ask the Pilot

MAY 28, 2024

I was in seventh grade, and a diehard airplane buff. Just as the plane lifted off, its left engine broke loose. As the engine ripped away, it severed hydraulic lines, releasing the hydraulic pressure that held the wing’s leading edge slats, deployed to provide critical lift during takeoff, in place.

Lift

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In my mind, I knew that other airplanes had more capacity – my friend Kim and her husband Nick had just flown a few missions in their DeHavilland Beaver, and a trio of C-47s had made runs to some of the communities in need. As the volunteers emptied my airplane, my hopes of sticking around for a few days of missions faded.

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Aerodynamic Differences Fixed-Wing Aircraft (Airplanes) Airplanes , or fixed-wing aircraft, generate lift through their stationary wings as they move forward. This pressure difference produces lift, allowing the aircraft to ascend. This principle underscores the importance of maintaining adequate airspeed during flight.

Torque

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 7, 2024

The intent was to own an airplane capable of visiting each state in the continental U.S. The reality was restoring an older airplane that was significantly more expensive and time-consuming than we had imagined before starting the project. Life happened, and we sold the airplane before ever starting the engine for the first time.

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Learn the basic structure of an airplane while in flight school at Leopard Aviation. From the navigation display to the wing structure, understanding all segments of an airplane is crucial in the aviation industry. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A standard 150, equipped with a Land-O-Matic gear, 40-degree Para-Lift flaps, two seats, a straight tail, and powered by a 100 hp Continental O-200 engine fit the bill for many, especially those who did not want to deal with the 150s trickier tailwheel predecessors, the Cessna 120 and 140. We trusted the airplane. It was awesome.

Airplanes

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

As I passed Atlanta, the skies went from sunny to cloudy, which was as advertised, but as I neared the South Carolina state line, the weather wasn’t lifting. While a bunch of guys in small airplanes can’t haul as much as a cargo jet, the problem is that in this region, there aren’t many runways that can handle large jets.

Weather

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What is a Turbine Airplane There is a misconception among the public that airplanes are divided between prop and jet. Turboprop-powered airplanes are generally slower and don’t fly as high as turbofan-powered airplanes but are often just as advanced.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

entered WWII, Nolde joined the CAP, ferrying cargo and personnel around the country. Throughout the weekend, the little canary-yellow airplane with a wooden propeller proudly posed for photos with old and young admirers alike, her much younger and far more advanced siblings in the background.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 7, 2024

The intent was to own an airplane capable of visiting each state in the continental U.S. The reality was restoring an older airplane that was significantly more expensive and time-consuming than we had imagined before starting the project. Life happened, and we sold the airplane before ever starting the engine for the first time.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. This increased density increases airflow over the wings, generating more lift. Fewer air molecules result in less dense air, which means less lift.

Density Altitude

Fly with Eva

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

I promised to share the story of changing from flying passengers on the Boeing 737 through Europe, to my future pilot job, flying cargo on the Boeing 747 all over the world. Besides that, I really long to fly worldwide, and not initially regional Asia only, ánd I love that I will fly cargo on the 747. Will I be back, and if so, when?

Cargo

Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Total immersion programs have higher airplane rental rates, and higher flight instructor rates. For example, cadets will often be taught in airplanes with advanced glass flight decks. Other airline partners pay a fixed rate for a regional airplane to fly, and that other partner then sells the seats as if it is their own flight.

Pilot

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Horizon Aircraft During the take-off and landing phases of flight, the wing surfaces can transform from a smooth horizontal flying surface into a stabilizer, housing 14 fans that provide the lift for vertical flight – five embedded on either side of the main wing, plus a further two mounted either side within the forward canard wings.

Lift

Ask the Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

Workers are subject to overheating, and so is their ground equipment: all of those myriad tugs, tractors, carts and lifts that Airplanes themselves, meanwhile, have a lot of internal machinery, both electronic and mechanical, and much of it runs hot to begin with. Throw in soaring temps and things can break down.

Weather

Air Facts

JUNE 7, 2024

We glommed onto them and that led us to start building model airplanes when we could cadge our parents into buying them. That led to our Airplane Spotters Club in his grandmother’s garden house where we made models and read about airplanes in Popular Mechanics and Flying Magazine. The Airplane Spotters Club on steroids!

Airplanes

AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

Passenger and cargo aircraft look the same when flying over head. Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. Most dedicated cargo aircraft are military transports, e.g., C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hurcules, Antonov’s heavy-lift family.

Flight Deck

Aerotime

AUGUST 9, 2024

Boasting colossal dimensions and designed to carry the world’s largest payloads, WindRunner is set to break existing aviation records for scale by some margin and will set a new benchmark in airborne cargo transportation. The aircraft’s height will measure 79ft (24m) while its wingspan will be 261ft (80m).

Airplanes

World Airline News

APRIL 22, 2025

(Electra) today announced it has secured $115 million in Series B funding to enter the pre-production and certification phase of the EL9, the first-ever Ultra Short aircraft, which can take off and land in 150 feet roughly 10% of the footprint required for similarly-sized legacy airplanes. About Electra Electra.aero, Inc.

Payload

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

Confirm the gauges reflect full power and feel the airplane quiver in anticipation. Can an airplane feel excitement? FLYING Magazine flew the Aviat Husky thanks to one mans desire to build and sell a serious utility backcountry airplane. He wanted to expand his companys offerings by selling a backcountry airplane.

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