Flying Magazine

JUNE 30, 2025

It is as far forward as possible for stability under heavy braking and absorbs serious shock loading through a trailing-beam design. There are gap seals between the elevator and horizontal stabilizer, and the rudder and vertical stabilizer. What about the nosewheel itself? In our opinion, it’s brilliantly engineered.

Gross Weight

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The problem is that the airflow from the propeller goes over the horizontal stabilizer, which produces a downward force (and causes the nose to pitch up). The ability to identify an approaching stall and spin, and being able to recover effectively, is crucial. It may seem counterintuitive to reduce your power during a spin.

Center of Gravity

Aerotime

MARCH 3, 2025

But since 1971, the airline operated without a single fatality, until in 2000 a failure of part of the horizontal stabilizer on an MD-80 caused a crash that claimed 88 lives. American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Reagan Airport.

Airline

Aerotime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As they approached their destination, the pilots realized there was a problem. The impact pitched the plane into a steeper angle and it crashed through the trees, tearing off the outboard section of the wings and the left horizontal stabilizer. It had been gliding until it hit the trees, some of which stood 80 meters tall.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Both the vertical and horizontal stabilizers were made of wood and fabric, while the construction of the wing involved wooden spars and ribs, with metal leading edges inboard of the engine nacelles, plywood leading edges on the outer panels, and doped fabric on the trailing section.

Aileron

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Any accident, regardless of its severity or frequency, highlights the critical importance of maintaining a proactive approach to safety, identifying and addressing potential safety issues and emerging trends, as well as implementing safety measures to reduce the likelihood of an accident. It has since returned to service, however.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 2, 2025

He said that as he approached the airport, the reported weather indicated the wind was aligned with the runway. During the approach, he noted that the windsock showed a left crosswind, and he adjusted the approach using crosswind control correction for the left crosswind. The pilot reported being high and fast on final approach.

Crosswind

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

TSB Approach sequence Due to reported wind gusts as the CRJ900 approached Toronto Pearson following a flight from MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport (MSP) the aircraft was flown at 149 knots. The aircraft was slightly below the glide slope, but on the visual segment of the approach and tracking the runway centerline.

Indicated Airspeed

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

However, as the 1980s approached, so did the end of the T-37’s projected life cycle, and military leaders determined a more modern replacement was needed. Courtesy: Fairchild] The selection of twin vertical stabilizers for the T-46 is an interesting one.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The tail section, minus horizontal stabilizer, came from a crashed TF-104G that was found in an Ontario, California junkyard. The horizontal stabilizer came from a wrecked F-104G. I would pick him up in the distance as he approached the lakebed, seconds later he zipped over my head. As he approached 1.5

Horizontal Stabilizer

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

Most fatalities occurred during takeoff, climb, and go-around rather than the approach to landing. Let’s take a look at how the pros train, and then consider our approach to stall and spin training with a focus on prevention. However, there are some airplanes where the approach to a stall is practiced in flight.

Airplanes

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

mph Standard Cruise Speed: 75 mph at 2,150 rpm Climb at Gross Weight: 300 fpm at 55 mph Maximum Dive Speed: 122 mph Take Off Distance From Sod At Sea Level: 352 ft; to clear 50” object, 737 ft Landing Approach Speed: 60 mph Landing Distance, Firm Dry Surface: 390 ft; to clear 50” object, 605 ft. gph at take-off (2,300 rpm), 4.27

Firewall

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Upon his return, he reported that both right-hand and left-hand rear stabilizers had sustained damage. The approach to Sioux City With the aircraft at a range of about nine miles from touchdown at Sioux City, the crew made visual contact with the airport.

Runway

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

With the two aircraft rapidly approaching 40 years old, theyre becoming less cost-effective to operate. These include a conference room with a 50-inch plasma TV, office areas with 87 telephones and 19 TVs, a medical annex with a fold-out operating table, and two fully equipped galleys capable of catering for up to 100 people at a time.

Cargo

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The turbulent air hits the horizontal stabilizer, which causes a vibration that can be felt throughout the aircraft. Poor Control Feel When the aircraft approaches a stall, the boundary layer separates from the wing. So, as soon as airspeed stabilizes and you’re at a positive rate of climb, gradually retract the flaps.

Stability

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The previous CTs had a stabilator for pitch, where the new F2 uses a more conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizer. With the F2, the rudder and vertical stabilizer are changed, with the rudder becoming a much smaller surface than before. Out back, theres an entirely new tail.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

But it was apparent the smallest Grumman flying boat was too small and full of quirks—the cabin door won’t open if the flaps are down, for example—to justify something approaching a direct copy. Just recognizable in the background is a horizontal stabilizer and one-piece elevator.

Airplanes