Vintage Aviation News

MAY 5, 2025

It featured a Martin-Baker Mark 1 type ejection seat, a yoke-style arresting hook, long-stroke landing gear, attachments for a catapult strop in the wheel wells, provisions for rocket-assisted takeoff gear (RATOG), and lift dumpers. It could climb at a rate of 6,350 feet per minute to a service ceiling of 45,000 feet.

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Thrust Ceiling Lift Jet 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

The ceiling of my home office looks like an airshow—with no fewer than five airships on display. So imagine how impressed I was by the scratch-built model of the LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II hanging from the ceiling of the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They range from the Graf Zeppelin to the Zeppelin NT , and are kitbuilt.

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Lift Ceiling Tail Hangar 52

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Witness statements and recorded video showed that during the takeoff roll from the 5,500-foot-long asphalt runway, the airplane accelerated slower than normal, used more runway than normal, and lifted off the runway in a nose-high attitude. It climbed about 300 feet above ground level while flying a left traffic pattern back to the runway.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Its journey continued when the aircraft was flown via helicopter lift from NAS Pensacola to Smyrna, Texas, in May 1980. 92013 was relocated to the Washington Navy Yard, where it was suspended from the ceiling and displayed prominently as 17649, nicknamed “Big Hog.” There, it underwent an extensive rebuild by Stones River Air Service.

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Flight Deck Ceiling Lift Hangar 126

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Though the German Zeppelins were inflated with hydrogen, which was a more readily available and lighter lifting gas, it was flammable when mixed with oxygen, which doomed many a Zeppelin to a fiery end. While flying high over West Texas, the sun heated and expanded the helium lifting gas, forcing the Macon to rise up.

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Lift Tail Stability Wind Shear 56

Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

In the summer months, this lifting action can trigger cumulonimbus clouds. The Difference Between Warm and Cold Fronts Warm fronts generally bring low ceilings, poor visibility, and rain. This type of front moves slowly, typically at about 10-25 miles per hour. Precipitation is light to moderate, accompanied by poor visibility.

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Weather Turbulence Approach Pilot 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 27, 2024

One of the standout features is its unique wing design with a high aspect ratio, which allows for improved lift and reduced drag, ensuring smoother and more efficient flights. Whether it’s the wider seats, high ceilings, or ambient lighting, every aspect of the A350’s cabin is designed to enhance comfort and relaxation during flights.

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Ceiling Drag Wide-Body Aircraft Lift 96

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Witness statements and recorded video showed that during the takeoff roll from the 5,500-foot-long asphalt runway, the airplane accelerated slower than normal, used more runway than normal, and lifted off the runway in a nose-high attitude. It climbed about 300 feet above ground level while flying a left traffic pattern back to the runway.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 87

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

As I passed Atlanta, the skies went from sunny to cloudy, which was as advertised, but as I neared the South Carolina state line, the weather wasn’t lifting. But Anderson was reporting 300-foot overcast ceilings and everywhere else was just about as bad.

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Weather Runway Ceiling Lift 98

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A Bonanza was in front of me, to the rear were a Baron, a Saratoga, Cessna 185 on floats, and another Baron, each piled almost to the ceiling with aid supplies. A long line of general aviation birds waited their turn to unload. Winging toward the disaster zone, I’d kept thinking of how things might play out.

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Airplanes Drag Cargo Payload 98

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 18, 2024

3 miles flight visibility; 500' below, 1,000' above and 2,000' horizontally from clouds 1 mile flight visibility and clear of clouds 1 mile flight visibility and a 1,000-foot ceiling Correct! warm air being lifted rapidly aloft in the vicinity of mountainous terrain. terrestrial radiation on a clear, relatively still night.

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Pilot AGL Ceiling Lift 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Often, turbulence is the harbinger of mountain waves, not the ideal ceiling—and visibility unlimited—day. We had been lifted above our assigned altitude.” Think of the Great Basin High as a set of bellows pointed at southeastern Wyoming. I flew into that and the venturi effect that day. Airspeed was approaching VMO.

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Turbulence Weather Knot Descent 97

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

Moments after climbing through the ceiling over Beverly, MA. We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. Approaching the Green Mountains of Vermont, the ceiling began to close back up. This meant that there would be no getting into Sodus unless the ceiling lifted.

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Air Facts

JANUARY 6, 2025

The flight had been unremarkable for a wintery Midwest afternoon, typical with low ceilings and IFR conditions. We broke out around minimums, welcomed by the warm glow of the approach lights and drove the Saab right onto the pavement with no attempt to flare, not knowing if the wings had any margin of lift left before stall.

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Drag Runway Approach Ceiling 98

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It was also the first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift. It was capable of flying up to 172 mph (277 km/h, 149 knots) and reach a service ceiling of 18,000 ft (5,500 m). A Fairchild flight data analyzer camera records the Bell X-14A simulating a landing on the lunar surface.

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Thrust Center of Gravity Descent Aileron 90

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It boasts a top speed of 130 mph, a cruising speed of 120 mph, a range of 500 miles, a service ceiling of 20,000 feet, and a maximum take-off weight of 1,440 kg. 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

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

So lifting off Van Sants, in eastern Pennsylvania, and just heading west is a great relief and flying is flying again. It would lift during the day and lift into scattered stratocumulous. It was starting to improve and the ceilings at Wichita and around that area were up to 800 feet. The tops wouldn’t be high.

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Weather Airplanes Lift Pilot 75

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 13, 2024

Photos of the hotel interior The lobby area The reception area Lift lobby The room corridor I booked the Deluxe King Room and was lucky to have my room upgraded with a city view instead of a pool view. There is also a ceiling fan which I didn't use as the air-con is enough. Only shower is available in this room type.

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Weather Ceiling Lift 59

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 2, 2024

It wasn’t long until the massive aircraft was roaring down Runway 24 and lifting off into the evening sky above the Lehigh Valley. Low ceilings and rain would push the morning flights well into the afternoon, but much like on Friday there was still a steady line for ground tours.

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Weather Hangar Runway Ceiling 81

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Cloud ceilings below 1,500 feet or cumulonimbus clouds can trigger a SPECI. This information is vital for determining cloud ceilings, especially during landing approaches. Low cloud ceilings, especially below 1,500 feet, lower visibility in VFR. When these happen, they’ll usually call for an instrument approach.

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Altimeter Weather Wind Shear Runway 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. Usually that limitation is lifted as the learner gains more experience as a pilot. These flights work best if they are limited to an airport 10 to 15 miles away. It’s just a few minutes, right? What could go wrong? Then the CFI slowly brings the weather down.

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Crosswind VOR Airplanes Runway 110

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

You can override the system to manual by lifting a sliding door, but it was honestly completely forgotten within the first half hour of our flight demo. Service Ceiling: 17,500 ft. It’s very similar to that found in many single-engine turboprops as well. Max Zero Fuel Weight: 3,400 lbs. Standard Empty Weight: 2,272 lbs.,

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Pilot Airplanes Approach Jet 111

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I remember doing exactly this during my instrument training at a very remote airport: the nearest pay phone was about a mile away from the airport ramp, so it was quite the accomplishment to lift off before my timer expired. Today there’s a better way. First, ubiquitous cell phones make it much easier to call for that clearance.

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Clearance Air Traffic Control Airplanes Transponder 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 2, 2024

As described by Virgil in the Aeneid , "His fillets soaked with saliva and black venom, at the same time he lifted to heaven horrendous cries." In the art world, the Sistine Chapel is best known for its magnificent ceiling frescoes painted by Michelangelo depicting, among many other scenes, the Creation of Adam.

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Ceiling Lift 52

ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

From my preparation I knew that this airport had customs & immigration and avgas and was closer to us than Reykjavik, so I checked the weather at Egilsstadir via my InReach: it was CAVOK (ceiling and visibility OK) ! The FBO gave us a parking spot on the busy airport and a lift to the hotel: what a great first day !

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Weather Clearance Knot Airplanes 52

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Aircraft have to be in continuous forward motion to create lift and thus possess potentially destructive kinetic energy while in motion. Any passenger can press this guarded switch on the cabin ceiling, then the aircraft will calculate where the next suitable runway is, and will land there automatically.

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Pilot Cockpit Pilot in Command Cabin Crew 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Personally I don't like the "spikes" attached to the ceiling. We lifted off in slightly bumpy conditions. This is the arrival hall The departure hall. One of the airline's check-in area. Domestic Departure I find the design bizzare with those "spikes" above you. I felt uneasy as I had a fear of one of those things dropping.

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Runway Descent Airline Airlines 59

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 14, 2024

Its service ceiling of around 60,000 feet allowed it to operate at high altitudes, giving it an edge in air superiority missions. This heavy-lift capability was critical for its roles in both air-to-air combat and ground attack missions. The aircraft could achieve a maximum speed of Mach 2.23

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Payload Approach Jet Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

If the airplane is tied down outside, it’s important to get all of the ice and snow off the lifting and control surfaces. Scraping the ice off the aircraft is hard on the pilot—not to mention the paint and plexiglass—and often leaves a residue of lift-killing crust on the surfaces. This is hard to do without deicing fluid.

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Ceiling Airplanes Weather Density Altitude 105

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

If the airplane is tied down outside, it’s important to get all of the ice and snow off the lifting and control surfaces. Scraping the ice off the aircraft is hard on the pilot—not to mention the paint and plexiglass—and often leaves a residue of lift-killing crust on the surfaces. This is hard to do without deicing fluid.

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Ceiling Airplanes Weather Density Altitude 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

Considering the possibility that legislation may be reintroduced to lift the ceiling on mandatory airline pilot retirement age, that topic of cockpit conversation may not be uncommon. But based on recent ICAO agendas, it would seem the organization is seriously considering lifting the ceiling.

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Pilot Ceiling Airline Airlines 122

AV Web

MAY 15, 2025

Jones My friend, Ron Lowe’s 1946 Ercoupe 415-C waiting for the morning ceiling to lift at Plainview, Texas. Photo By Clayton Eddy SIAI-Marchetti FN-333 Riviera. Single-engine amphibian Photo By Don Bowles Peaceful Alaskan sunset Photo By Gary L. The post Picture Of The Week: May 16, 2025 appeared first on AVweb.

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Ceiling Lift 55

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

2 with larger Wings for better lift and stability, a strengthened undercarriage for better support while carrying heavier payloads, updated avionics, which handled increasing demand for electronic combat and navigation and electronic countermeasures which improved survivability against radar and missile systems. kg Maximum Take-off 90,718.4

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Payload Thrust Stability Lift 98

Air Facts

MARCH 17, 2025

By the time I was in my late teens, I had built a set of floor-to-ceiling shelves and had begun immediately to fill them with aviation books and magazines at a rate throttled solely by my wallet. One of the several rows of shelves holding the collections approximately 10,000 volumes.

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Pilot Ground Effect Airplanes Ceiling 98

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

Aircraft are designed to lift efficiently, so by taking the rocket to a higher altitude, satellite launch could be achieved with lower fuel consumption (and lower cost). Its service ceiling of 45,100 ft also made it an appealing choice for the mission.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 260

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

A Dunkin' in Jasper, GA made for makeshift flight planning space as we waited on fog to lift at Pickens County Airport. While I anticipated an IFR departure that morning, I wanted to see ceiling and visibility of at least 300 feet and a mile to avoid smacking into mountainous terrain around Pickens County Airport during take-off.

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Approach Ceiling Runway Clearance 52

Fear of Landing

JULY 12, 2024

Canards have been used to add lift and flight control since the Wright Flyer; however, the complex aerodynamics meant that it was another 50 years before it appeared on a mass-produced aircraft, the Saab 37 Viggen. F-16 Exhaust, photographed by Ad Meskens Wings If the jet is flying straight at you, it is a little bit more difficult.

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Cockpit Tail Jet Pilot 96