Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In March 1939, a new owner, Alhambra resident Warren Knox Layne, added a tailwheel to better operate from paved runways as opposed to the original tail skid. In February 1938, owner William Fred Linne of North Hollywood reported making repairs to the aircraft and recovering the fabric on the controls.

Tail 111

Tail Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airplanes 111

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

We originally planned a flight to Vermont for lunch at the Red Mill Restaurant located alongside the magnificent grass runway at Basin Harbor (B06). Softened by excessive rain, the runway was NOTAMed closed. Short-coupled with a large horizontal stabilizer, the aircraft was practically a staggered biplane.

Torque 52

Torque Airplanes Clearance Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It most commonly forms on the leading edges of your aircraft, including the wings, tail, and horizontal stabilizer, as well as on the propeller blades and pitot tubes. Because rime ice forms quickly and has a rough texture, it tends to build up in these forward-facing surfaces that are directly exposed to the oncoming airflow.

Pitot Tube 52

Pitot Tube Drag Lift Airfoil 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These lights are only used during flight and on the runway, as they are too bright for use on the ground, particularly at night. They are positioned downward to illuminate the runway and, as mentioned earlier, are sometimes used as taxi lights when dimmed. LED lights are commonly used for strobe lights, particularly on newer aircraft.

Airplanes 111

Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Runway Pilot 111

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Upon his return, he reported that both right-hand and left-hand rear stabilizers had sustained damage. NTSB Fitch continued to make small manipulations of the engine controls as the aircraft crossed the runway threshold, still maintaining a straight and level attitude but at a landing speed much higher than normal.

Runway 301

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 301

Aerotime

MAY 30, 2025

The plane, operated by Endeavor Air on behalf of Delta Connection, landed heavily on an icy runway at Toronto-Pearson Airport (YYZ), losing a wing in the process and coming to rest in an inverted position. Of the 80 passengers and crew onboard the aircraft, there were no fatalities.

Horizontal Stabilizer 213

Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Runway Descent 213

Aerotime

MARCH 3, 2025

But since 1971, the airline operated without a single fatality, until in 2000 a failure of part of the horizontal stabilizer on an MD-80 caused a crash that claimed 88 lives. The airline hasnt had a fatal accident since 2006, when Delta Connection aircraft overran the runway and crashed, killing 49 people.

Airlines 151

Airlines Airline Horizontal Stabilizer Cabin Crew 151

Aerotime

AUGUST 9, 2024

The tail is attached to the rear of the empennage and is of a twin-tail design, with a vertical stabilizer attached at each end of the single horizontal stabilizer. Radia Despite its size, the aircraft will use runways of just around 6,000ft (1,800m), far shorter than any other commercial outsize cargo aircraft in service.

Airplanes 304

Airplanes Cargo Payload Horizontal Stabilizer 304

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

Thats a big deal because a Husky weak spot had been its landing gear geometry, which resulted in the highest rate of flipping over during runway loss of control landing accidents among its tailwheel peers according to research done by FLYING sister publication The Aviation Consumer.

Gross Weight 78

Gross Weight Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Rudder 78

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The previous CTs had a stabilator for pitch, where the new F2 uses a more conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizer. With the F2, the rudder and vertical stabilizer are changed, with the rudder becoming a much smaller surface than before. Out back, theres an entirely new tail.

Rudder 98

Rudder Airplanes Aileron Crosswind 98

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

On January 2, 2024, a Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350-900 operating a flight from Sapporo to Tokyo collided with a Japan Coast Guard DHC-8-300 on the runway at Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND). The Fokker 50 went off the runway and subsequently collided with a house. By this point, the DHC-8 was already alight from the initial impact.

Runway 257

Runway Airlines Airline Horizontal Stabilizer 257