Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
Vortex size is also affected by proximity to the ground. If youre flying low enough to be in ground effect, the vortex isnt able to fully develop. A small Challenger 604 business jet flying at Flight Level 340 passed one thousand feet below an Airbus A380 flying the same route in the opposite direction.
Flying Magazine
APRIL 29, 2025
READ MORE: Saab 1073: The Little Jet That Could Have Revolutionized Passenger Boarding The program was initially funded by the Canadian government in the early 1950s as a study into the potential of a new category of supersonic VTOL aircraft. The VZ-9 takes flightwhile remaining safely tethered to the ground.
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Plane and Pilot
JULY 10, 2025
Photo: Cayla McLeod Effects We learned in the private pilot course that increasing the density altitude reduces the effectiveness of the propeller, the lift produced by the wings, and the power output of the engine. However, there is an additional effect we do not often think about. Now that I think about it, I am not sure?
Aerotime
JULY 7, 2025
Photographs taken from afar show a mysterious vehicle with a design that suggests it may be some sort of wing-in-ground vehicle, also known as “ekranoplan”, after the first designs of this type produced in the Soviet Union. Ground effect Aircraft or Seaplane ?
Chess In the Air
JUNE 24, 2022
After we decided this, we heard a Challenger jet announce “Taxiing to 26 for takeoff”. It’s worth noting that Shmulik had a close call in the past: a jet pulled onto the runway in front of him with no radio call. This near miss was avoided only by the jet taking off immediately in front of him. He tried again, with no reply.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A significant investment in heavy, water-jet cut steel tooling means repeatedly accurate wings come off the Composite Creations table. Resist pulling back, instead letting it accelerate in ground effect (or should we say water effect) for a few seconds. and is working to define the airplane’s standard systems complement.
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