AV Web
JULY 14, 2025
Bell Helicopter has been asked to build a flying prototype of a jet-powered VTOL that can hit speeds of up to 450 knots by DARPA as part of its Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. The new aircraft has tilting wings with engines and large propellers at the tips that allow for vertical takeoffs and landings.
Flying Magazine
MAY 17, 2025
Jet-A Blues The need to supervise fuelers is evident from this pilots experience. He confirmed the aircraft had been misfueled with jet-A. One thing missing here is how one can mistake jet-A for avgas during preflight. His first approach failed because he was sandwiched between two military jets.
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Flying Magazine
JUNE 10, 2025
I took off from Runway 34L at 169,800 pounds gross weight, rotated at 1.8 minutes, covered 1,722 nm at an average ground speed of 511 knots, and burned 22,200 pounds of jet-A. For example, last week I flew a Boeing 737-900ER from Salt Lake City to Tampa, Florida. degrees per second, and lifted off at a pitch attitude of 6.5
Plane and Pilot
APRIL 1, 2025
I felt I was strapped into a runaway jet. Combining that with the higher gross weight, I had trained in an airplane that rendered a very different experience, not preparing me for the first flight in a much faster airplane. I turned crosswind and attempted to shallow the climb. I turned downwind, continuing to gain altitude.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Getting a couple of hundred thousand pounds of swept-wing jet down to sea level from 40,000 feet takes a bit of forethought and no shortage of technology. Most of the big jets, when faced with Newtons laws of motion, need a little assistance when going downhill. Speed Demon or Cruiser? Image: Shutterstock.
AV Web
JULY 1, 2025
Before anything else, these are single-engine, unpressurized two-seat lightweights with a max gross weight of 1320 pounds. Check that against the max gross of a Piper Malibu at roughly 4300 pounds, or a Beech A36 Bonanza at around 3650 pounds or a Cessna 150 at 1600 pounds gross. Same for gliders.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
The rich can dream of jets and warbirds. There were only five stall-related accidents, most on high density altitude takeoffs at or near gross weight. Its right here, in the beating heart of middle-land, where high horsepower and scintillating performance are far less appreciated than durability, simplicity, and attainability.
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