Gross Weight Jet Knot 
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. Below 500 feet I got a bit slow, momentarily down to 147 knots, versus a reference speed of 144 and target of 152. I hand-flew the first 13.3
Flying Magazine
MAY 17, 2025
Flight Planning A pilot encountered 32-35 knot headwinds at cruise. 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. The tower told him to go around.
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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.
Aerotime
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
As it does, one aircraft is seeking to capture a particular slice of the advanced air mobility market, one that none of its rivals can challenge – that is, the provision of electric flights for seven people flying at up to 250 knots (450kph) and with a stage length of around 500 miles (800km).
Flying Magazine
MAY 29, 2025
The Aerostar is the product of famed aircraft designer Ted Smith, whose name is attached to such classics as the A-20 twin-engine bomber and the Twin and Jet Commander lines. But when it all comes together, its an impressively capable go-places machine with a flying experience more like a small jet than a light piston twin.
Fear of Landing
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Zero Fuel Weight : 219,460 kg Take-off Weight : 328,425 kg Fuel in Tanks : 109,625 kg There were 15 crew, three pilots and twelve cabin crew. They took 122,702 litres of Jet-Fuel A-1 at Malpensa. The flight data recorder shows the following: Directly before take-off, the gross weight was 328.2
Air Facts
MAY 21, 2025
In this timeless piece, he reflects on the contrast between jet travel and flying his own airplanenot as a nostalgic look backward, but as a deeply personal evaluation of the utility and magic of general aviation. The jet was big, comfortable, quiet and completely vibration free. You might imagine our thoughts.
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