Fear of Landing

AUGUST 2, 2024

I’ve never seen a tail strike quite so… prolonged. The nose is high in the air with the Boeing’s tail scraping along the runway as a grey plume of smoke forms. There are a number of tail strike incidents caused by the take-off weight being logged as lower than it actually was.

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Tail Lift Runway V Speed 98

AV Web

MAY 18, 2025

The engines, tail and wings were removed and shipped to the museum. They were mainly used to carry cargo and personnel between Hawaii and California. The final leg of the trip was a 150-mile highway trek from Lake Pleasant, north of Phoenix. It will join about 400 other aircraft in the collection.

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Tail Cargo Airplanes 98

Aviation Bussiness News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced AEROSPACE, a specialised logistics solution designed to tackle Aircraft on Ground (AOG) situations by ensuring fast and secure transport of critical parts. With global air travel and cargo demand rising, quick access to replacement parts is more crucial than ever.

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Cargo Tail Airline Airlines 40

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

While the company designed the Six to be a heavy-lifting workhorse for hauling cargo and passengers, it aimed upmarket with the Lance. The aircraft for sale today sports the T-tail design that Piper adopted during the 1978 model yeara time when T-tails were in vogue throughout general aviation.

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Tail Transponder Airplanes Lift 85

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 10, 2024

And for the geeks… will we see a 737 with Pualani on the tail?) Why is cargo such a big opportunity? There were so many questions that we wanted answered: Is there a place for the Airbuses in the combined fleet? What does the future of premium look like? Where does Portland fit in? How will Alaska compete on transcon?

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Airplanes Tail Cargo Airline 147

Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

CX300 Lands in Europe The CX300, tail number N214BT, debuted to an audience of Irish government officials, aviation regulators, and industry leaders at Shannon Airport. Courtesy: Beta Technologies] The CX300 produces zero emissions in flight and is designed to carry up to five passengers or 1,250 pounds of cargo.

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Cargo Knot Tail Aviation Technology 111

Aviation News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The signing of Airmaster marks the first cargo operator to join FSG’s Boeing 737NG NTT program, further expanding FSG’s extensive experience in the cargo sector.

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Tail Cargo 104

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.

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Tail Stability Cockpit Weather 105

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. Designed for cargo transport, sightseeing, and general aviation use, it proved to be a reliable and versatile rotorcraft.

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Payload Stability Tail General Aviation 98

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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Hangar Cargo Stability Airplanes 124

Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

Beta Technologies Alia, tail number N916LF, taxis on the runway at Modern Aviations JFK FBO terminal. Also known as the CX300, it is designed for a pilot to fly as many as five passengers or 1,250 pounds of cargo and can be configured for either. It’s just another step toward certification. I could teach you to fly in 10 minutes.

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Air Traffic Control Airplanes Lift Runway 113

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 13, 2025

Among the squadron’s aircraft was F/A-18C 163502, VFA-81 squadron tail code AA-410, which was flown by Lieutenant Nick “Mongo” Mongillo at the controls. On January 17, 1991, VFA-81 participated in the first daytime airstrike of Operation Desert Storm.

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Tail Flight Deck Cargo Hangar 105

AV Web

APRIL 21, 2025

China says the plane is a water bomber but there is widespread belief that it will be used to carry cargo and personnel to the far-flung islands in the South China Sea where the country has imposed its sovereignty in disputed territory. Its development has prompted the U.S. Air Force to dust off plans for a float-equipped C-130. .

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Tail Cargo Airplanes 77

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 25, 2025

Flying Japan Airlines A350-900s domestically is such a treat, given the general attributes of the A350, plus the seat back entertainment (including tail camera), free Wi-Fi, and friendly service. At 11:30AM our departure time the crew made an announcement apologizing for the delay, due to cargo being loaded.

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Tail Airline Airlines Approach 92

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.

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Tail Horizontal Stabilizer Gross Weight Rudder 54

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 10, 2025

For decades, the aircraft—tail number N714NA—soared far above the ordinary, serving as a high-altitude observatory for some of NASA’s most groundbreaking astronomical research. Developed by Lockheed as part of the military’s modernization effort, the C-141A was the first jet aircraft designed specifically for long-range cargo transport.

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Cockpit Tail Cargo Jet 87

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Space Shuttle Carriers are easily recognizable from the extra stabilizers placed on the tail of the 747s as well as the struts on top (where the orbiters were attached). Perhaps the most striking converted 747s are the Boeing Dreamlifters (747-400 Large Cargo Freighter) built from the Boeing 747-400 airliner.

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Stability Tail Cargo Jet 111

Aerotime

MAY 26, 2025

However, the iconic Kansas City headquarters building was retained to house TWAs accounting department, ticket office, credit department, cargo department, and flight attendant training until 1969. The rapid growth of its operations resulted in the airline transferring its headquarters to New York City.

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Turbulence Jet Airline Airlines 248

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. “Very little,” the gunner reported.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The large vertical tail completes the picture. In all, 11 PJC-2s were constructed and sold to private owners, with several pressed into military service in 1942 under the designation UC-80, with UC designating it as a utility-cargo aircraft. The windows are quite low-profile and much smaller than you might expect.

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Airplanes Ceiling Stability Tail 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

The Army already has the trained personnel and full logistical tail to support them. A few years later, Near Earth used the Little Bird to make an autonomous landing in unknown territory for the Office of Naval Researchs Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program. Like this story? Sign up now.

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Cargo Pilot Tail Cockpit 65

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

These include: Fuselage Wings Cockpit Engine Propeller (in some aircraft) Tail Assembly (Empennage) Landing Gear Understanding how these parts interact is essential to grasping the basics of aerodynamicsand its one of the first steps in becoming a safe and informed pilot. Its also the anchor point to which the wings and tail are attached.

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Lift Thrust Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Airbus BelugaXL is the company's super transporter built to transport very large aircraft components, such as wings and tail plane sections. With a cargo capacity of 78,000 cubic feet (2,209 cubic meters), the aircraft can easily fit the A350 wings. The BelugaXL was brought into service by Airbus Transport in January 2020.

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Tail Cargo Airline Airlines 85

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 6, 2025

Far from the passenger terminals on the north side of the airport, the aircraft has nonetheless often looked small in comparison to the cargo-carrying Boeing 747s parked within a few hundred feet of the aircraft. TWA DC-3 NC1944 departs Lunken Airport, Cincinnati, OH, June 30, 1941.

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Aileron Cargo Airplanes Tail 93

Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

In the main, the type carried on its role of maritime patrol, characterized by long, monotonous sorties without sighting land or enemy, although others were used as patrol bombers (primarily to destroy enemy submarines), reconnaissance and surveillance, coast guard duties, general cargo transport, and troop relocation missions.

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Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Clearance 290

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The weapon was guided by the launch aircraft through the manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) method, with the pilot tracking the flight of the missile via two bright flares on the weapon’s tail and making corrections using a small joystick in the cockpit.] Each Thud is loaded with a pair of AGM-12C Bullpup B air-to-ground missiles.

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Pilot Cockpit Knot Stability 105

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These four aircraft were then used as transports for both personnel and cargo for the Navy up until the late 1960s when they were retired and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, a short 30-minute drive from their current location at Marana. The components of the cockpit, control surfaces, and wheels were all removed and shipped to Alaska.

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Tail Cockpit Cargo 105

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 25, 2024

When she arrived, the fuselage, wings, and tail sections needed to be adjoined once again. The nose cone needed a complete refurbishing, and the hydraulics to operate the cargo door also called for attention. 6 years after her final “flight” to Geneseo, “Saigon Lady” is nearing completion.

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Tail Cargo Pilot 116

Learn to Fly

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Large primary structures on military aircraft such as the wing and cargo doors for the Airbus A400M transport, fuselage/wing for the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, rotor blades and aft fuselage for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor, as well as the most of the fuselage and wings for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (Figure 4).

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Stability Tail Horizontal Stabilizer Cargo 73

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The C-47 differed from the DC-3 through numerous modifications, such as being fitted with a cargo door, a hoist attachment and a strengthened floor. These allowed ground handlers to load and offload not only cargo pallets, but field artillery and even light vehicles such as a Willys Jeep.

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Cargo Air Traffic Control Tail Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 25, 2024

When she arrived, the fuselage, wings, and tail sections needed to be adjoined once again. The nose cone needed a complete refurbishing, and the hydraulics to operate the cargo door also called for attention. 6 years after her final “flight” to Geneseo, “Saigon Lady” is nearing completion.

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Tail Cargo Pilot 98

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This airline along with J-Air, JAL Cargo, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, Hokkaido Air System and Ryukyu Air Commuter are managed by the JAL group and the subsidiaries (excluding JAL Cargo) operate on domestic feeder services, while for JAL Cargo, it operates both domestic and international routes.

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Airlines Airline Cabin Crew Turbulence 59

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.

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Jet Runway Cargo Tail 272

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Glamorous though the Staggerwing was, Beech realized that a design that could carry more passengers and cargo than the single engine Staggerwing would be needed. This led to the design of a twin engine, all-metal transport with fabric-covered control surfaces and a twin tail configuration.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Pilot Cockpit 98

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

The CarryAll V200CG cargo version received its TC in March 2024. The Albatross V400 heavy-lift air cargo eVTOL or hybrid-electric aircraft has a max payload of 220 lb. Slovakias Pipistrel is developing an autonomous cargo hauler with 2 wings joined by 2 booms. It can carry up to 882 lb of payload. Pipistrel Nuuva V300 Europe.

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Lift Payload Cargo Pilot 68

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It was a follow-up to the earlier Cierva designs combined with the desire to build a more robust and versatile twin-engine helicopter capable of carrying passengers and cargo efficiently. It was designed to carry up to 5 passengers or light cargo up to 450 kilograms. This allowed for more stability and control, especially in hover.

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Tail Drag Ceiling Cargo 52

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

After Varsity , the 74 th remained busy, delivering cargo to advancing troops and evacuating casualties, sometimes landing just four miles behind the front lines. and embarked on a decades-long career of airline and cargo operations up until the turn of the century—sixty years of continuous service.

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Weather Pilot Cargo Tail 105