Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 19, 2025

Credit: Richard Vandervord) The facilities were sparse—just two main hangars and a cluster of general aviation buildings—but the expansive tarmac made it ideal for storing aircraft awaiting conversion or maintenance. The charred remains of N4889C, with the tail section separated from the fuselage. With the U.S.

Tail

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In recent times, composite materials have been introduced for flight controls even in small general aviation aircraft. Fly-by-wire is expensive, so you wont find it on most small general aviation aircraft. Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy. What Materials Are Used in Ailerons?

Aileron

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

High camber generally promotes more airflow deflection, thanks to something called Bernoullis Principle. This is why the typical airfoil shape has a curved top and a flat bottom, especially in slower-speed general aviation aircraft. The tail rotor pushes air to one side ( action ), and the tail moves the other way ( reaction ).

Torque

Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

With its blend of speed, fuel efficiency, and clever engineering, the M20C became a standout in general aviation and still holds broad appeal. This particular aircraft, with its distinctive forward-swept tail and clean mid-century lines, carries that legacy into the present.

Transponder

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

The aircraft for sale today sports the T-tail design that Piper adopted during the 1978 model yeara time when T-tails were in vogue throughout general aviation. Today the tail gives the model a distinct look that enhances its ramp appeal, especially for those who appreciate 1970s styling trends.

Tail

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

With a maximum speed of 95 Knots (109 MPH, 176 km/h), the aircraft features an angle of attack indicator and a T-tail to keep the elevator and rudder in the propeller slipstream. It was first flown in 2008, and production began in December 2012. This allows effective steering even with the shark fin water rudder retracted.

Rudder

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

Aircraft manufacturers design training and general aviation aircraft to react this way when disturbed in pitch. In 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123s tail section blew out from explosive decompression, cutting all the aircrafts hydraulic lines. This is called a damped or convergent phugoid.

Stability

Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

Bringing up the tail of the line-up of regional and specialist commercial airplanes is Cessna, part of the Textron Aviation group of companies, which will present its hardworking C208 Grand Caravan multi-role utility aircraft to the public. Used by numerous air forces, it is recognizable by its V-tail and high maneuverability.

Jet

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 27, 2025

Those modifications include an upgraded airframe, new wings and landing gear assemblies, a 180 HP engine, with a stronger engine mount, and specialized aerodynamic devices like tail strakes and vortex generators. These upgrades will be particularly welcomed by owners of float-equipped Super Cubs.

Gross Weight

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The white light is located on the aircrafts tail and sometimes additionally on the wingtips, facing backward (aft). These systems can even be found on newer General Aviation (GA) aircraft, such as the Cessna 172, with a recognition light setting activating the ALLS.

Airplanes

AOPA

JULY 21, 2025

Wing kit deliveries are expected by the end of the year, with the tail, fuselage, and finishing kits to follow in 2026. The horizontal tail has morphed into a traditional fixed horizontal stabilizer and elevator with an electrically actuated trim tab. Van’s Aircraft has traditionally sold tail kits first.

Tail

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

A flat spin happens when the center of gravity shifts too far aft (toward the tail), and the aircraft’s rotation becomes more horizontal. Aft Center of Gravity (CG) A significant factor that can lead to a flat spin is having the center of gravity too far aft (toward the tail) of the aircraft.

Center of Gravity

Aerotime

MAY 23, 2025

and measures almost 110 feet from nose to tail. Photo: Bombardier While popular for its general aviation aircraft, Cessna has a strong line of large private jets too. Finally, Dassault Aviations largest private jets are the Falcon series, with the biggest being the Falcon 6X. It has a cabin floor area of 567 sq.

Jet

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 19, 2025

The Volaire 1050/Aero Commander 100 was born during one of my favorite periods in the history of general aviation. The 1960s was an amazing aviation sweet spot where modest aircraft certification requirements and individual engineers and dreamers like Al Mooney, John Thorp, and Gilberti designed and certified their own designs.

Knot

Simple Flying

JANUARY 13, 2025

It is a very good design for providing easy and fairly inexpensive access to all sorts of places, with high-mounted wings, lift struts providing them with additional rigidity, a single propeller-driven engine positioned in the front, and many variations of either tricycle or 'tail dragger' landing gear.

Lift

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Air taxi operations, executive jets, helicopters, and general aviation activities have been excluded in the interests of concision. The tail of the aircraft struck the ground and impacted a fence before it got airborne. The tail of the aircraft struck the ground and impacted a fence before it got airborne.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

Coming into its own in the golden era of postwar general aviation, the classic two-seater still offers easy, economical flying with a low operating cost and big curb appeal on any airport ramp. Though more than 75 years have passed since it rolled off the assembly line, this Ercoupe embodies a timeless sense of fun.

Avionics Master Switch

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

The tail number caught my ear as familiar and when the mental gears finally meshed enough to process that it spelled out "Tiger", I realized that I was hearing Bruno from Fly with Bruno who was out doing what Bruno does. A pair of partial Ercoupes with distinctive twin tails occupy the main museum floor. Delaware River. Delaware River.

Runway

Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Still, there was not a lot of competition for the Bonanza in the mid 1950s when high-wing, rag-and-tube aircraft dominated the ramps at most general aviation airports. The V-tail Bonanza had gained pilots attentionand envyas its performance and price placed it significantly beyond other aircraft available at the time.

Tail

AV Web

OCTOBER 30, 2024

General Aviation Modifications Inc. GAMI) is celebrating the availability of its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)-approved G100UL unleaded aviation gasoline at the Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV) in Santa Clara County, California, with some limited-time financial incentives for aircraft operators.

Tail

Aerotime

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The planemaker adds that the delivery of its 600th Vision Jet marks a significant achievement not only for Cirrus but for the entire personal aviation industry. The design features a unique V-tail, a retractable landing gear, and is constructed 100% from composite material.

Jet

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

That is the story of the Bellanca Aries T-250, an efficient, T-tailed travel machine that rivaled the Beechcraft Bonanza and Piper Comanche in speed, load-carrying capacity, and elegant design. Their first design, the Anderson Greenwood AG-14, was a 90 hp, twin-tailed, two-seat pusher.

Tail

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If there’s one common complaint about the ubiquitous Cessna 172 Skyhawk , it’s that the otherwise easy-to-own and simple-to-fly stalwart of general aviation is perhaps lacking in the excitement category. As 172s go, this is one of the more unique examples. Also unique is the shockingly low airframe time.

Stability

AV Web

MAY 19, 2024

The public sees us as swashbuckling adventurers bent on destruction and mayhem as we sail our carbon-producing chem-tail-spewing airplanes above their heads. Aviation was built on adventure and has only descended into a state of predictability, reliability, and, yes, boredom in the past five or six decades.

Pilot

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The tail dragger, or Cessna 170, was a popular light aircraft during the 1950s. It held two yard-wide doors and a baggage compartment. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk, developed from the Cessna 170B, first flown in 1955, is the most built aircraft.

Tail

Aviation News

MARCH 10, 2025

Tail sitter drone can be scaled to larger sizes with hybrid-electric propulsion Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has successfully validated the advanced control laws to.

Airplanes

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Gerry had taken flying lessons on his own time, but the 20-ton, twin-engine fighter was in a far different class than the general aviation bug-smashers he’d flown. Cables stretched across each end of the runway, suspended several inches off the tarmac by rubber standoffs, could be snagged by a fighter’s extended tail hook.

Cockpit

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Notable design changes included the introduction of a swept tail design in 1960 and a new cowl design in 1961, which improved aerodynamics and performance. However, the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 paved the way for its return, and production resumed in 1996.

Knot

Air Facts

JUNE 24, 2024

In fact, if you hear about a general aviation airplane crash and you know nothing else , you should assume it’s pilot error—even if there are tantalizing clues that suggest otherwise. This is a classic case of base rate neglect, a fallacy where we ignore the general prevalence in favor of exciting details.

Pilot

Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

Some of the most successful General Aviation aircraft have been high wing models. This design, even in the wood and fabric world of early aircraft, carried such aviation icons as the Piper Cub and Aeronca Champ. After WWII, Cessna aircraft started to construct all metal high wing airplanes like the 170, 180 and 195.

Drag

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Mark is the current owner of the 1999 American Champion Citabria in which I had my first general aviation airplane flight from Dowagiac, MI (C91) in the fall of 2000 with my mentor Dave. From bush wheeled tail draggers to nose dragger Cessnas and Pipers, many walks of aviation life came together around Benton's grass runway.

Runway

Ask a Flight Instructor

MARCH 29, 2024

Earlier straight tail (taller landing gear) vs later swept tail (lower landing gear) 172’s. Aside from the preceding categories, is it reasonable to require separate check outs for: C-172’s equipped with O-320 vs O-360 vs O-300 engines. C-172’s with electric vs pre 1964 Johnson Bar Flap Controls.

Tail

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In order to shorten development time and save costs, the aircraft featured components of two closely related aircraft of the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas: the wings, ailerons, and landing gear of aBeech Bonanza general aviation aircraft and the tail assemblyof a Beech T-34 Mentor military trainer.

Thrust

Universal Weather

MAY 9, 2023

With the opening of Costa Rica’s first-ever general aviation terminal in December 2019, the experience and security for business aviation operators is now significantly enhanced. Once the PPR is approved, you will receive a confirmation ID, which will be your tail number and date of operation. NXXXdatemonth).

General Aviation

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

An icon of general aviation, the legendary Beechcraft Bonanza was introduced in 1947 – the very same year this particular example was manufactured. But this classic 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza bucks the trend by providing award-winning aesthetics and fastidiously maintained systems for $99,500 on AircraftForSale.

Transponder

Jetwhine

DECEMBER 25, 2023

When I raised the tail, the prop twisted my wrist to the left. After another spin, the prop forced my fuselage to the right when I lowered the tail to a three-point attitude. Before spinning the wheel, Paul asked me to hold my “fuselage” (arm) in a nose-high, three-point attitude.

Rudder

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key Takeaways Airports that fall under Class C designation handle general aviation and airline traffic. Class C airspace is essential for controlling general aviation and airline traffic for medium-sized airports. Before entering Class C airspace, pilots must receive clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Clearance