Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

To fly an aircraft that weighs more than 12,500 pounds or a jet (regardless of weight), pilots require a type rating. Glider This category includes aircraft that are designed to fly without an engine and rely on natural air currents for lift through the reaction between the air and the wing. What Is an Aircraft Category?

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Weight-Shift-Control Knot Approach Lift 96

Pilot Institute

JUNE 4, 2025

A tailless airplane is one where everything needed to fly, like lift, control, and stability, is built into the main wing. The Weather Vane It mostly comes from the vertical stabilizer (fin) and the sides of the fuselage behind the center of gravity. In level flight, the aircraft is adjusted so that the wingtips dont add lift.

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Tail Airplanes Weight-Shift-Control Drag 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It was also the first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift. 1127 Kestrel, the aircraft that was to be the basis for the Harrier jet-jump fighter-bomber flown by the Royal Navy and the United States Marine Corps.

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Thrust Center of Gravity Descent Aileron 90

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. The aircrafts wing is able to generate lift due to its shape. The more the wings shape is able to change the direction of the flow of air over the surface, the more lift it will produce. Why does this increase the lift? How Do Ailerons Work?

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Lift is the force that aircraft use to counter gravity. Newton’s Third Law is one of the key laws of physics that explains lift. Lets see what Newtons Third Law is, and why we need it to understand lift. This principle is fundamental in generating lift, thrust, and maneuverability, allowing aircraft to fly.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 23, 2024

Origami electric rotorcraft like Joby and Archer will fail and much simpler electric rotorcraft scaling up from the drone market will continue to displace the helicopter market, taking more and more lifting burdens from crewed helicopters. This leaves nitrous oxides from jet biofuels as the remaining but much diminished concern.

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Center of Gravity Air Traffic Control Jet Lift 321

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

This means pitchingmoment changes are small, but lift still rises and falls with airspeed. Weight Distribution Effects For example, moving the aircrafts Center of Gravity (CG) aft makes it less stable in pitch. The aircrafts Angle of Attack (AoA) stays roughly constant throughout the cycle. Why is that important?

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