Airplanes Drag Torque 
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
However, as Epic CEO Doug King told FLYING , the airplane was originally designed to be a big-engine, high-performance machine, unlike many manufacturers that start small and progressively add power. We note that the airplane we flew, the first AX off the line, equipped with nearly every option, had a useful load of 2,918 pounds.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? Unstable aircraft designs are better suited for high-maneuverability aircraft like aerobatic stunt airplanes or military fighters. The rotational force thats needed to move an object about an axis is called torque.
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Pilot Institute
APRIL 12, 2025
Application of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation When we talk about airplanes, we focus primarily on two forces: Lift (how the aircraft stays aloft). So, an airplane with a propeller or jet doesnt need to push on stationary air molecules in the atmosphere; it simply grabs and throws whichever air molecules are available backward.
Northstar VFR
JULY 21, 2024
The airplane rudder is one of the most misunderstood of the primary flight controls. The yaw of the airplane rotates around its vertical axis. The rudder is a movable flight control which is mounted on the trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer on the back of the airplane. Where is the rudder? Now we’ve rotated and in the air.
Air Facts
JANUARY 13, 2025
The pros and the cons: Cirrus SR22 Air Facts Journal A note on the title: Last time I wrote about a particular airplane (the Cessna 210 ), I titled it Why I love it, why I hate it. Richard Collins memorably wrote about Cirrus pilots in previous articlesboth what they do wrong and what they do right but here Ill focus on the airplane.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 18, 2024
Sometimes we would beach the airplane on a sandy shoreline for a brief period while we reviewed our maneuvers, grabbed a bite to eat, and simply enjoyed the experience. He had to drag out his tent and spend the night waiting for the next high tide to release him from his predicament. Back to the shore of Heckman Lake.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 18, 2024
Sometimes we would beach the airplane on a sandy shoreline for a brief period while we reviewed our maneuvers, grabbed a bite to eat, and simply enjoyed the experience. He had to drag out his tent and spend the night waiting for the next high tide to release him from his predicament. Back to the shore of Heckman Lake.
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