AV Web

JULY 21, 2025

“With a full fuel payload of 1,177 pounds and maximum cruise speed of 333 knots, the E1000 AX carries more and flies faster than any other single-engine turboprop,” the company said in a news release. Included in the new AX package are an automatic yaw damper, electronic brake hold and a radar altimeter.

Altimeter

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Chet Smith, who had learned to fly the Coronado as co-pilot to DeLorenzo, said his altimeter over the target indicated less 50 feet. “We had flown so many patrols looking for enemy subs, aircraft and ships with practically no positive results that the promise of a positive engagement with them was a tremendous boost in our morale!

Horizontal Stabilizer

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Daher Aircraft acquired the Kodiak product line in 2019 and has invested millions of dollars to evolve these go-anywhere aircraft renowned for their STOL (short takeoff and landing) capabilities in remote and challenging environments, rugged durability and payload capacity.

Altimeter

Air Facts

AUGUST 1, 2025

I’d served as the legal advisor in targeting cells that put “warheads on foreheads” in Syria during the fight against ISIS—but we were always the “ground customers,” waiting for the right platform to deliver the payload. I checked the altimeter less and flew by feel, using the familiar trees and rooftops to judge altitude.

Runway

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Among the performance elements are takeoff and landing distances, rate of climb, ceiling, speed, payload, and fuel economy. Determine the pressure altitude at an airport that is 1,300 feet MSL with an altimeter setting of 29.6. What is ground effect? Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed.

Density Altitude