Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It was interesting and a lot of fun for a lot of reasons, with most of them having to do with not flying a jet and not being restricted by ATC and all the regulatory stuff that makes an airline pilot feel like he’s roped and tied. I can’t do that in a jet. Which is getting away from the Skylane and freedom. Why am I free?

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Weather Airplanes Lift Pilot 75

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Though the fabric on the wings would be recovered in 1952, the structure of the wings, tail, and rudder remained original to 1910. One of the rarest aircraft in the museum is an example of the first American jet aircraft, the Bell P-59 Airacomet. They decided to land there approximately four miles from Fort Meade.

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Airplanes Jet Pilot Weather 105

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 27, 2025

With the development of the powerful Mikulin AM-3 turbojet engine, the Soviet Union was finally poised to enter the jet age with a capable long-range bomber of its own. 1989 For defense, the Tu-16 was armed with six to seven 23mm Afanasev-Makarov AM-23 cannons mounted in dorsal, ventral, and tail turrets.

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Payload Ceiling Thrust Tail 59

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Boeing 747 is an icon of the jet age, a giant aircraft that democratized air travel for the masses and shrank the world throughout the latter 20th century. Sporting tail numbers 28000 and 29000, the VC-25As have been transporting heads of state for the US since 1987. In commercial service, it flew more than 2.5

Cargo 273

Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 273

Airspeed Junkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The F-18 Fighter Jet: A Review The F-18 Fighter Jet has become one of the most iconic military aircraft in history. From its ability to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions to its outstanding performance, the F-18 has earned its reputation as an incredibly capable fighter jet. It is a single-seat aircraft.

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Jet Thrust Stability Cockpit 52

Fear of Landing

JULY 12, 2024

Or maybe you are in a fighter-jet themed escape room and you have to correctly identify miniature models of warbirds or you will be stuck listening to Danger Zone on repeat forever. In this case, you should wait for the jet to pass you and take a look at the exhausts. If there’s only one, it’s an F-16.

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Cockpit Tail Jet Pilot 96

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

I glanced over my shoulder to see our loadmaster scramble up the cargo bay’s side panels, then cling to the ceiling, barely clear of slashing horns. Load’s” relatively safe haven high in the tail section left him hanging upside down on steel-wire control cables, emulating a tree sloth. I was dragging tail. he screamed.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 3, 2024

Tail of the Smithsonian’s Folgore, featuring the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy. and was suspended from the ceiling of the World War II in the Air gallery by the time of the opening ceremony on July 1st, 1976. When either the Macchi-built MM.91981 91981 (356-8) or the Breda-built MM.91825

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Tail Torque Cockpit Airplanes 119

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

Heres their list and rationalizations: Caylas Picks It might be more common to see Jennies hanging from ceilings than seeing them in the open air, there are still a few out and about. But my recommendation is to find a very early Bonanza for your first V-tail experience. Well, like a lot of the early jets, its fast.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The ceiling is 800 ft overcast. The crew requested a straight-in approach to Runway 36, even though the tail wind was estimated between 10–15 kts, and at times exceeded the manufacturer’s limitation. Sleep last night was inadequate, catering never showed up, so you’re hungry and irritable, and just want the flight to be over.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Despite those ground clearances, we found that the ceiling above our home airport was high enough to accommodate VFR departures with airborne clearances. Putting the front to our tails, we flew in IMC (instrument meteorological conditions) for 30 minutes before emerging under a clear blue sky. Better safe than sorry.

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Clearance Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

True, a slightly higher aspect ratio wing was desired, which in turn required a larger vertical tail and thus a little extra mass, but the size, approximately 20% larger than a Widgeon, was set. The Mallard—it’s a trike—has a tail stinger because it otherwise falls on its tail when loading.”

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Though the service ceiling for a stock F-86F in combat configuration was 49,600 feet, 52-4608 reached heights of up to 70,840 feet! Currently, the wings and one of the tail stabilizers have been delivered to the museum by Robert’s son Dean, and the fuselage is currently being prepared for the drive by trailer down to the museum.

Ceiling 98

Ceiling Pilot Stability Tail 98