Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The airship initially recovered, dumping ballast and stabilizing at 700 feet above the sea and returning to its cruising altitude of 1,600 feet, but the ship was sent into another plunge, falling a rate of 14 feet per second tail-down. Then, off Big Sur, near Monterey Bay, the USS Macon was caught in a storm.

Lift

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 3, 2025

Navy Photo The AJ-1 had a service ceiling of 40,800 feet and a range of 1,731 miles. Even with the ability to fold the airplane’s wings and vertical stabilizer, the Savage was a challenge to maneuver around the limited confines of an aircraft carrier. This combination allowed the aircraft to reach a top speed of 471 mph.

Ferry Flight

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

The two pilots remembered seeing MACH TRIM FAIL, AP STAB TRIM FAIL (Autopilot Stabilizer Trim Failure) and AP HOLDING NOSE DOWN, although they couldn’t remember the order or if there were additional messages to these. This caused g-forces of -2.3g, pushing everyone to the ceiling. For context, the aircraft design limit was +2.6g.

Turbulence

Flying Magazine

JULY 30, 2025

Stability Image stabilization makes all the difference for a smooth, clear picture. Many newer cameras have built-in stability features, especially action cameras that are created specifically for high-motion scenarios. If you’re mounting on the ceiling or a textured surface, an adhesive mount is a more reliable option.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The weather at the time of the accident included an AIRMET active for IFR conditions with ceilings below 1,000 feet and visibility less than 3 miles due to fog and mist. The LPV has lower weather minimums of the two, as it requires a ceiling of 673 feet versus 750 for the LNAV. nautical miles from the runway.

Knot

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The aircraft exhibited poor directional stability (which was solved through the later addition of a ventral tail fin) at low speeds and oil sometimes splattered on the canopy’s windscreen. On May 18, 1945, the T-31 turboprop was finally ready and by June 11, the aircraft was ready to begin testing with its intended engine at Muroc.

Thrust

Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Performance may be degraded when placed on the cockpit dashboard or under the aircrafts canopy/ceiling window due to window material, deicing technology, and glass angle. A support mechanism, such as a tacky brace, can help stabilize the setup, avoiding detachment due to cold conditions at higher altitudes.

Weather

Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

Depending on the stability of the warmer air mass, the cloud type may change. The Difference Between Warm and Cold Fronts Warm fronts generally bring low ceilings, poor visibility, and rain. Cold fronts generally move at 25-30 miles per hour, but cold fronts have been recorded at up to 60 miles per hour in extreme cases.

Weather

Flying Magazine

JUNE 30, 2025

It is as far forward as possible for stability under heavy braking and absorbs serious shock loading through a trailing-beam design. There are gap seals between the elevator and horizontal stabilizer, and the rudder and vertical stabilizer. What about the nosewheel itself? In our opinion, it’s brilliantly engineered.

Gross Weight

Professional Pilot

JULY 2, 2025

The TBM 960 benefits from a full range of TBM e-copilot functions: an icing protection system; flight envelope monitoring through the Electronic Stability and Protection (ESP) and the Under- speed Protection (USP) systems; the Emergency Descent Mode (EDM) function; as well as the HomeSafe emergency autoland system.

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 19, 2025

The vertical stabilizer featured a distinctive vertical leading edge and forward-swept trailing edge, again similar to the Mooney. The Lark cruised at nearly 115 knots, climbed at 700-750 fpm, stalled at less than 50 knots, and boasted a service ceiling of 13,000 feet.

Knot

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Although Palen recovered the fabric on the Pigeon, the ORA never installed a new engine or flew the aircraft, and today the Albree Pigeon-Fraser is suspended inverted from the ceiling of one of the Aerodrome’s hangars for static aircraft.

Tail

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2025

While it retained a similar basic configuration, its sleeker airframe, single vertical stabilizer, and more streamlined profile set it apart. This gave the Dragon a top speed of 372 mph, a range of 2,040 miles, and a service ceiling of 34,800 feet. In fact, its appearance is often mistaken for that of the Martin B-26 Marauder.

Ceiling

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

While the layout for a cabin to accommodate 10 passengers and two pilots was settled upon, the original design of the Electra was to feature a single vertical stabilizer on the tail. Now, the aircraft is presently displayed at the Science Museum in South Kensington, suspended from the ceiling.

Tail

Air Facts

JULY 23, 2025

Ceilings were 400 to 700 feet, with visibilities from one to four miles in rain and fog. The propellers stabilized at 2300 rpm, and the roar of 18 cylinders making 900 horsepower assaulted our ears. What would really make it stressful was the weather. The forecast called for IFR conditions over our entire route.

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

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While most of it tends to be hidden away either in the cabin ceiling space or under the cabin floor panels, some of it – particularly the air conditioning riser ducts – is fitted in the cabin walls at certain intervals, making the inclusion of a window at that position impossible.

Cabin Crew

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Stability Image stabilization makes all the difference for a smooth, clear picture. Many newer cameras have built-in stability features, especially action cameras which are created specifically for high-motion scenarios. If you’re mounting on the ceiling or a textured surface, an adhesive mount is a more reliable option.

Stability

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

With a maximum takeoff weight of 2,400 pounds and a maximum gross weight that ensures stability, this aircraft is robust enough to handle a variety of flying conditions. The Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine, which powers the modern 172S model, provides a solid 180 horsepower, ensuring dependable performance.

Knot

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.

Approach

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

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. This led to the aircraft being redesignated the X-14B and receive a new NASA serial number, NASA 704 (N-number N704NA).

Thrust

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

An acceptable meteorological combination of ceiling, visibility, and wind. FAA parameters are no lower than 500’ AGL for stabilized criteria What specific runway lighting do we expect to see? A high degree of pilot proficiency, competence as well as currency (currency in Circling Approaches specifically). No later than).

Approach

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. This allowed for more stability and control, especially in hover. It was designed to carry up to 5 passengers or light cargo up to 450 kilograms.

Tail

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. This can be when the weather stabilizes or when another report is issued.

Altimeter

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. Constant manipulation of attitude and power while chasing errant airspeed are signs that a CFI needs to step in to stabilize things.

Wind Shear

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. Constant manipulation of attitude and power while chasing errant airspeed are signs that a CFI needs to step in to stabilize things.

Wind Shear

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. Max Zero Fuel Weight: 3,400 lbs. Standard Empty Weight: 2,272 lbs., base 2024 SR22 Max Baggage: 130 lbs.

Pilot

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 4, 2024

While Pisa's cathedral cannot compete with the mind-blowing volume of St Peter's Basilica, it is nonetheless a grand and beautiful structure, from its gilded ceiling to the striking black and white marble motif. The base has since been stabilized with concrete so that no further deviation from vertical can occur.

Ceiling

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

There are lots of days where there might be a couple thousand foot ceiling, and while you might be able to fly VFR below the clouds, scud running as many say, climbing through a thin layer to a higher altitude would put you on top in the clear. What can be bad about that?

Pilot

Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

Instead, new concerns were raised about the structural stability of a building that could twist under certain wind loadings. The window panels were ultimately replaced with improved versions and the structural stability enhanced with the addition of diagonal steel bracing. Squawk VFR, Cherokee Four Eight One.

Clearance

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Range 8,000 nm Service ceiling 51,000 ft Bombardier While you wont find it flying just yet, Bombardier has reaffirmed its commitment to bringing the Global 8000 to the market in 2025. Bombardier Global 8000 Mach 0.94 Bombardier Global 8000 key statistics Manufactured 2023 – present Passenger capacity Up to 19 Top speed Mach 0.94

Jet

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

Its service ceiling of 45,100 ft also made it an appealing choice for the mission. Modified from the 747-100, sections of the fuselage were removed and other parts adapted to save weight, giving it a dinky length of just 184 ft 9 in, and a range of 6,650 NM.

Cargo

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

Payload

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

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 19, 2024

meters Performance Maximum Speed 287 mph Cruising Speed 182 mph Service Ceiling 35,600 feet Range 2,000 miles Top Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Milestones Even before entering U.S. meters Length 22.7 meters Height 5.8 The B-17 survived and brought its crew home without injury. A B-17F formation over Schweinfurt, Germany on 17 August 1943.

Horizontal Stabilizer

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. Using the features, you can quickly identify this old model of the F-18 fighter jet.

Jet