Air Facts

JULY 23, 2025

Ceilings were 400 to 700 feet, with visibilities from one to four miles in rain and fog. Their only drawbacks were the noise level in the cockpit and the lack of an autopilot. But then I realized that I wasn’t upset, which gave us at least one cool head in the cockpit. What would really make it stressful was the weather.

NDB

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 26, 2025

Designed as a parasol-wing monoplane with mixed construction—featuring a steel and wood frame with canvas and plywood skin—it was praised for its stability, forgiving handling, and excellent gliding performance. Junior four-cylinder, air-cooled inverted engine, the RWD-8 had a top speed of 109 mph and a service ceiling of 16,000 feet.

Ceiling

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

A large portion of the tail, including most of the vertical stabilizer and the entire horizontal stabilizer, also broke away from the aircraft. However, the pilots could not use the flight deck door, and they were forced to use the escape hatch on the cockpit ceiling which was now positioned towards the ground.

Indicated Airspeed

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Larger DSLR cameras and lenses can be bulky and heavy, which makes them more distracting and more difficult to mount in the cockpit. Zoom capability The ability to zoom in on a particular area of the cockpit can create more dynamic lesson footage. Stability Image stabilization makes all the difference for a smooth, clear picture.

Stability

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Cockpit and Avionics Sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna 172, one is immediately struck by the advanced Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite that dominates the instrument panel. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface.

Knot

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Wright State University) The original configuration of the Bell Model 68 was an open cockpit all-metal monoplane with fixed landing gear that was powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Viper turbojet engines with thrust deflectors located at the aircraft’s center of gravity.

Thrust

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. However, the METAR for their destination showed an overcast ceiling at 200 feet above ground level and fog. There was no real way of testing the stability of everything that high up. It was now past midnight.

Approach

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Holding down the autopilot disconnect button allows you to maneuver past the ESP (electronic stability protection), and in this case, pitch up to a deck angle needed to induce preliminary stall buffeting. Service Ceiling: 17,500 ft. ISA, sea level, flaps 100%) [Stephen Yeates] Cockpit at a Glance A. Useful Load: 1,328 lbs.,

Pilot

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The upper deck houses the communications center and cockpit, while the 4,000 square feet of floor space on the main deck is configured for presidential duties. Its service ceiling of 45,100 ft also made it an appealing choice for the mission.

Cargo

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

This early design, also called the “Standard Seven,” featured a vestigial vertical stabilizer, ground adjustable propeller, and tight cowling that featured fairings for each rocker arm. It sported a supercharged 450 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior and an enlarged vertical stabilizer and rudder to match.

Rudder

Air Facts

JUNE 19, 2024

No matter the number of hours in the cockpit, nor the experience, seem to stymie the primitive brain from doing its deed when called upon in unnatural circumstances. The more challenging the flight conditions–low ceilings, rain, crosswinds, high density, etc–the higher the anxiety level.

Pilot

Airspeed Junkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Each nose has one antenna and three at the top of each vertical stabilizer. Boeing wanted to add stability to this jet fighter. However, rear fins stabilize the aircraft, and rudders allow the jet to turn. Inside Cockpit The F/A-18 fighter jet has advanced gadgetry inside the cockpit.

Jet

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 19, 2024

The final product was an aircraft with an armament that consisted of five 30-caliber machine guns with a payload of up to 4,800 pounds, these being mounted on two racks in the bomb behind the cockpit. The durable airframe and the heavy defensive armament earned the aircraft a nickname: Flying Fortress. meters Length 22.7 meters Height 5.8

Horizontal Stabilizer

Airspeed Junkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

These engines are arranged in four pods beneath the wings, a design that not only provides the necessary thrust but also helps delay stall onset, contributing to the aircraft’s stability and performance. This impressive power plant allows the B-52H to achieve a maximum speed of 1,000 km/h and a service ceiling of 15,151 meters.

Payload

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The aircraft performed well at a high speed with stable cruise and descent however, during the second flight, some issues surfaced with the longitudinal stability during the climb. Fuselage The fuselage had two main bulkheads, with the cockpit at the front. The control column and cockpit glazing is visible in the central background.

Cockpit

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We We just fly the thing around at 1000 feet, so the ceiling, we don’t know. From the pilot’s seat it cruises near effortlessly and handles nimbly on land or water with a great combination of stability and modest control pressures.

Airplanes

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Modifications to the cockpit included rocket motor selectors and switches that were installed just forward of the standard throttle box while the rocket gained its own throttle just aft of the standard throttle for the General Electric J47 turbofan. at 60,000 feet! At 45,000 ft, the aircraft reached speeds of Mach 1.03

Ceiling