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We Fly: Epic E1000 AX

Flying Magazine

The big change in the AX is the avionics suite, with an upgrade to the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck, including Autothrottle and Autoland. Flight Deck The roomy cabin and compact power control pedestal provide plenty of room to nestle into the pilot seats without the contortions necessary in some turbine aircraft.

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What’s a Raccoon Mask Doing on an Aeroplane?

Air

If you’ve ever found yourself plane-spotting , you might have noticed a striking feature on the flight decks of new Airbus aircraft: a sleek, black raccoon mask framing the cockpit windows. Historically, wide-body flight decks required as many as six separate glass panes, resulting in a complex and heavy structure.

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What Is a Belly Landing? Causes, Risks, and Recovery

Pilot Institute

During certain phases of flight, you may retract the landing gear to reduce drag and improve climb performance. In some airplanes, theres an emergency release handle in the flight deck, which is connected through a mechanical linkage to the gear uplocks. But how does this happen?

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What are the Key Parts of a Plane?

WayMan

Regardless of placement, the principle remains the same: wings generate the lift that makes flight possible. Cockpit: Where Control Happens Cockpit, also known as the flight deck , is the nerve center of the airplane. This is where the pilot and any co-pilot sit and manage every aspect of flight.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the North American FJ-2 Fury

Vintage Aviation News

But even these modifications were not enough to secure the new Fury’s place on carrier flight decks, leading to North American Aviation engineers returning to their drafting tables to design a new variant, while the FJ-2 was relegated to land-based Marine Corps squadrons and reserve units, being retired from service in 1957.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Convair F2Y Sea Dart

Vintage Aviation News

The official maiden flight of the Sea Dart took place on April 9, 1953. By this point, however, the vibration issues on takeoff and landing were not resolved, and in the air the design exhibited high transonic drag, greatly reducing its intended performance.

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know: Part one  

Aerotime

Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew.