Simple Flying

MAY 26, 2024

Another incident of mid-flight turbulence involving an Airbus narrowbody jet belonging to Turkish Airlines has come to light. While airplanes encounter turbulence every day, incidents severe enough to injure passengers and crew also seem to be on the rise.

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Turbulence Ceiling Airplanes Airline 140

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 14, 2025

Just two months later, on July 15, 1954, the aircraftnicknamed the “Dash 80″would take to the skies for its first flight, launching a revolution in jet-powered air travel. William Edward Boeing, the companys founder, was present for the milestone moment. N70700 with the fifth engine attached.

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Ceiling Thrust Jet Airlines 95

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The Boeing 777X, when it enters service, will be the longest jet aircraft ever to be used in commercial service, with a fuselage length of 251 ft 9 in for the 777-9. By the mid-2010s, annual orders for the passenger jet dried up to single figures. Several are in use as governmental and VIP jets, including the new Air Force One VC-25B.

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Jet Airline Airlines Ceiling 187

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 20, 2025

This milestone marked the debut of an aircraft that would later become one of the most iconic jet fighters of the 20th centurythe F-86 Sabrefollowing the U.S. The P-86/F-86 was a transonic, swept-wing jet fighter developed to be the premier air superiority aircraft for the U.S. Air Force as it entered the jet age.

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Ceiling Thrust Jet Pilot 93

Simple Flying

APRIL 2, 2025

A maximum cruising speed of 450 KTAS, a planned range of 2,625 NM, and a service ceiling of FL470 are all anticipated of the upcoming model. The newest model of HondaJet , the HA-480 Echelon, is a next-generation aircraft that can fly across North America.

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Ceiling Jet 118

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

Touchdown The TSB explained that as the Delta Connections flight reached touchdown the side-stay attached to the right MLG fractured, the landing gear folded into the retracted position, the wing root fractured between the fuselage and the landing gear, and the wing detached from the fuselage, releasing a cloud of jet fuel, which caught fire.

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Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer 249

AV Web

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The two-seat jet was reportedly on approach to the North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego at about 10:15 a.m. Weather at the time included low ceilings and foggy conditions at the site of the accident. They are reported in stable condition. Pacific time. A report published by the U.S.

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Ceiling Runway Weather Approach 73

Simple Flying

JULY 13, 2024

That, in aviation terms, is called service ceiling. Similarly, jet engines' performance is limited by a specific altitude beyond which the performance deteriorates. While passengers may not realize how high the aircraft is flying or should fly, all aircraft are limited by the altitude they can climb to and fly at.

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Ceiling Jet 105

Aerotime

MAY 29, 2024

ATR “Each seat has a personal side console that serves both as a table and stowage compartment – amenities made possible by the ATR’s wider cross-section, providing a level of comfort and convenience not available in narrower regional jets currently in service,” the statement continues.

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Ceiling Jet Airline Airlines 274

WayMan

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Commercial airliners, private jets, and military aircraft each operate at different altitudes to optimize safety, fuel efficiency, and performance. Safety and Traffic Management : The stratosphere is less crowded than lower altitudes, providing ample space for large passenger jets. How High Can Private Jets Fly?

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Turbulence Drag Ceiling Weather 52

Aerotime

MAY 4, 2025

The rise of longer-range jets further reduced Mirabel’s significance, with many intercontinental flights bypassing it entirely. Reportedly the deserted hallways are now cluttered with exposed wires, damaged ceilings, broken lights, shattered doors, sofas, and debris. The airport has now been closed for 25 years. billion.

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Cargo Runway Ceiling General Aviation 159

AV Web

MAY 6, 2025

Operations below minimums on an instrument approach can be quite simple if the ceilings and visibilities are significantly above minimums. But when the chips are down along with the ceilings and visibilities, things arent quite so simple. In your light jet doing 140 KIAS while circling, the protected airspace could be as close as 2.7

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Runway Approach Threshold True Airspeed 93

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Emirates’ new first class seat Emirates’ new first class seat While there are lots of first class suites with doors nowadays, this one is actually fully enclosed, floor-to-ceiling.

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Ceiling Airline Airlines Approach 120

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 25, 2025

It had a combat range of 1,995 miles and a service ceiling of 50,000 feet. The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a groundbreaking aircraft that helped shape the future of jet-powered combat aviation during the Cold War. Collings Foundations F-100F A total of 2,294 F-100s were built between 1953 and 1959.

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Ceiling Thrust Cockpit Pilot 64

Ask the Pilot

MARCH 24, 2025

The Worldport was never beautiful, architecturally, but it was one the most distinctive airport buildings ever constructed — a Jet Age fantasy topped with a dramatic elliptical rooftop that loomed over JFK like a giant flying saucer. .” In its heydays, though, this was the Worldport, the home hub of Pan American World Airways.

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Ceiling Jet Airline Airlines 72

Airline Reporter

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Airbus jets lack the 737 line’s voluminous space bins for overhead luggage storage, but they’re still up to task. The cabin ceiling lighting near the front entry door is quite fun It will be sad, for many reasons, to see the venerable B757 fleet retire.

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Ceiling Jet Weather Airplanes 88

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 5, 2025

The Attacker was a single-engine jet fighter developed for the Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm (FAA), and it holds the distinction of being the first jet aircraft to enter FAA service. It could climb at a rate of 6,350 feet per minute to a service ceiling of 45,000 feet. Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Supermarine Attacker F.1s

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Thrust Ceiling Lift Jet 52

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 17, 2025

While it was never designed for carrier operations, some variants were equipped with Jet-Assisted Takeoff (JATO) rockets and could be launched from aircraft carriers in special cases, including as a stopgap nuclear strike platform. Lockheed RB-69A Neptune side view (S/N 54-4037), the first converted P2V-7U (US Navy BuNo 135612).

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Ceiling Thrust Jet 60

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

They’re incredibly spacious, they’re fully enclosed (floor to ceiling), and there are endless gadgets, from temperature controls, to lighting controls, to the ability to order room service by video, to virtual windows. Emirates has 250+ jets, yet only nine feature the first class, so the cabin sure is tough to come by.

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Ceiling Airline Airlines Jet 109

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As announced by Deputy Director Hill Goodspeed in a June interview, this iconic aircraft will soon be suspended from the ceiling for public display. BuNo 02270, which crashed off Efate Island (Vanuatu) in 1944, is being restored to airworthy condition at the Classic Jets Fighter Museum in Australia.

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Ceiling Approach Pilot Jet 122

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 11, 2025

Navy as Bureau Number 138608 on February 28, 1955, less than two months before the Navy redesignated the Tiger as the F11F to distinguish it from the Grumman Panther and Cougar jets that came before it. View of the California Science Center’s Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles.

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Flight Deck Ceiling Jet 85

Airline Reporter

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

But on this aircraft they kept the area open, with a ring light on the ceiling that makes it feel more like a hotel lobby. There’s no doubt it’s nice to fly a next-gen jet like the A350, with bigger windows, better cabin pressure and humidity, and other tech benefits. If you need tons of privacy you won’t be a fan.

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Descent Ceiling Jet Airline 91

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Jet (and turboprop) turbine engines work more efficiently, and burn less fuel, at higher altitudes where the air is less dense. While this may appear strange, the economic logic behind it is quite straightforward. Hence, the flight will use less fuel at higher altitudes. All of this hardware needs to be accommodated somewhere.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 267

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 13, 2025

Designed as a jet-powered medium bomber for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, the Canberra originated from a 1944 British Air Ministry requirement to replace the de Havilland Mosquito. BAE Systems The English Electric Canberra became the RAFs first operational jet bomber when it entered service in 1951. English Electric A.1

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Ceiling Thrust Jet Airplanes 52

One Mile at a Time

JULY 2, 2024

The jet then diverted to the nearest airport, which was in Natal, Brazil (NTI). I’ve heard of people “flying” against the ceiling in severe turbulence if they’re not buckled in, but how do you not only fly up, but to the side, so that you get stuck in this way? Fortunately no passengers are in critical condition.

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Turbulence Ceiling Jet Pilot 124

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 2, 2024

7, a piston-engine trainer, by modifying its airframe to accommodate a jet engine. The prototype first took to the skies in 1953, marking Italy’s transition into the jet age. The new design aimed to enhance performance characteristics, making the aircraft competitive with other jet fighters of the era. At first, the S.7’s

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Thrust Jet Ceiling Pilot 105

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

m Performance Maximum Speed 357 mph Cruising Speed 220 mph Service Ceiling 31,850 ft Range 2,820 nm World War II The first B-29 combat mission was on June 5, 1944, with the target being the Makkasan railway works in Bangkok, Thailand. m Length 30.18 m Height 8.46 98 B-29s took off from bases in India, but only 77 reached the target area.

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Payload Ceiling Tail Jet 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Intended to be a long-range escort fighter, the Consolidated XP-81 also represented a departure from conventional aircraft, but the rapidly evolving nature of both the Second World War and jet engines would see the XP-81 becoming nothing more than a footnote in American aviation history.

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Thrust Tail Jet Drag 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

This was one of the few aircraft that combined both a piston engine and a jet engine in the same airframe. Yet although it was designed to combat the limitations of early jet propulsion, it would be quickly superseded by new pure-jet aircraft and became one of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s last fixed wing designs to be built.

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Tail Jet Ceiling Pilot 93

Ask the Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

— GATESIDE GRAFFITI Terminal Four at Kennedy Airport isn’t the most passenger-friendly building, but it has its spots, including the famous Calder mobile dangling from the departure hall ceiling (see below). People think monuments should come out of the ground, never out of the ceiling,” said Calder.

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Ceiling Tarmac Jet Airline 124

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach. We no longer need to worry about identifying VORs and dialing in the right radial, but we do need to worry about that thunderstorm sitting right on top of our direct route or the low ceiling at our destination.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Aviation Bussiness News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This included full seat re-upholstery, re-veneering of all woodwork, installation of a new stone floor and new countertops in the galley and lavatory, new carpet, ceiling and sidewall panels and plating of all metal parts. In cooperation with aircraft interior company F/LIST, the new cabin was fully customised to the clients specification.

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Jet Ceiling Airline Airlines 40

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

But Anderson was reporting 300-foot overcast ceilings and everywhere else was just about as bad. While a bunch of guys in small airplanes can’t haul as much as a cargo jet, the problem is that in this region, there aren’t many runways that can handle large jets.

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Weather Runway Ceiling Lift 98

Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

As I tuned the ATIS for Destin Executive, I was glad to hear there was no ceiling reported. When the ceilings come down, I’ve had the pleasure of getting placed into a lengthy hold to accommodate commercial, as well as military traffic, working in the area. No ceiling so no hold for us today! From left base, I turned final.

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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 98

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2025

Specifically, I was flying on F-GZNQ, Air France’s first jet with the new first class cabin ( and a tip-to-tail makeover , for that matter). While other airlines have doors in first class, Air France instead has floor-to-ceiling curtains. Talk about an amazing jet bridge to passenger ratio.

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Approach Airline Airlines Runway 88

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 28, 2024

In 2024, we can easily take jet airline flights for granted. It had a range of up to 556 miles (four hours flying time) and a ceiling of 16,000 feet, at an airspeed of between 135-157 mph. De Havilland made their own engines and two of the firm’s Gipsy Six inlines power the Rapide. I was transported back in time.

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Approach Cockpit Ceiling Turbulence 105

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This rating should end any temptation to “scud run” around TV towers or under a low ceiling and eliminate the dreaded VFR-into-IMC trap. One more thing: Just because you have earned an instrument rating, there is no requirement to go out and fly in low ceilings and visibilities. The ATC service is better.

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Pilot Ceiling Clearance Pilot in Command 86