Cargo Stability Tail 
Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 3, 2025
Early helicopters required pilots to manually synchronize engine RPM with both main rotor and tail rotor collective pitchesa complex and demanding task. Carlson demonstrates the stability of the Model 47 by taking his hands off of the flight controls during a hover. Bell Aircraft Corp. test pilot Floyd W.
Vintage Aviation News
MAY 16, 2025
This section was the roughest part of the aircraft, as the large cargo door here made it structurally weak. It wasnt just a cargo plane, which is a common misconception. Blume elaborated, She was equipped with two Boulton Paul turretsa Type A on top and a Type E in the tail. This airplane did have a bomb bay.
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Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 8, 2024
This version was equipped with modified flight controls based on lessons learned from the initial prototype, had a larger vertical stabilizer, and several other minor improvements. The large vertical tail completes the picture. Undeterred, Harlow and his merry band of students constructed a second prototype, the PJC-2.
Vintage Aviation News
MAY 20, 2025
Tail Wheel and Structural Components At the rear of the aircraft, progress has been made on the metal tail wheel well and surrounding structure. On the subject of landing gear, the team is expecting the return of the refurbished tail wheel assembly and main gear oleo struts in the coming months.
Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 30, 2025
A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. ” “I guess we surprised them!”
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 7, 2025
It was short, stubby, very tall, and had two wings and two tails. To that he added wings and tail, and placed the pilot behind all this. The unique twin tails completed this one-of-a-kind design and became the signature feature of the entire line. Then suddenly, out of the sky, swooped a most bizarre-looking flying machine.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 18, 2025
Even after stretching the fuselage and adding so-called family seats to the S35 V-tail model, the Bonanza wasn’t capable of seating six full-sized adults. But the 1968 model year brought a true six-place Bonanza with aft cabin doors and a conventional tail. Pilots stepping up to the Bonanza immediately notice higher control forces.
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