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.

Gross Weight

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

Subscribe Now I texted my twin jet crew to get to the airport as soon as possible, then quickly planned the flight, ordered the fuel, and completed the preflight while my fellow crewmates arrived and got their pre-mission tasks accomplished. I was 20 knots above gear speed, but I knew the gear could handle it. No problem.

Knot

Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

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. On a typical flight I taxi at a maximum of 21 knots, rotate at 1.9 I hand-flew the first 13.3

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Its interesting to note that the plane was both lower than it shouldve been, and also quite a bit faster, as it was going 173 knots. Just to compare this to the typical numbers, the Asiana A350 operating the same flight the day before was at roughly 775 feet, and traveling 136 knots, around the same point.

Approach

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

Again, the 88 passengers and crew entered a steep dive, hurtling towards the bay at more than 200 knots. The MD-83 was a revised version of the popular DC-9, a rear-engined passenger jet with a distinctive T-tail design. When it was brought up from the ocean floor, the investigators were shocked by what they found.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Why do jet pilots talk about speed in terms of Mach number? Jet aircraft often fly at speeds close to the speed of sound. Since it’s a ratio, it doesn’t matter if you measure speed in knots, miles per hour, or meters per second. Here, Mach 1 is roughly 573 knots (about 659 mph). Here’s why. The Mach value stays the same.

True Airspeed

AV Web

MARCH 6, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on the fatal medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia on Jan. The data ended one minute later, with the plane at 1,275 feet and traveling at 242 knots. After a slight right turn, the plane entered a gradual left turn, reaching an altitude of 1,650 feet.

Cockpit

AV Web

JANUARY 1, 2025

While there are a number of piston engines capable of operating on more readily available jet fuel, late last year, Gogetair flew its top-of-the-line G750 aircraft with a Turbotech TP-R90 turboprop engine. Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Gogetair has taken a different approach to the issue of avgas availability worldwide.

Center of Gravity

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 21, 2025

A Southwest Airlines jet attempted to take off from a taxiway yesterday, somehow mistaking it for a runway in broad daylight. Orlando Airport map (MCO) According to ADS-B data, the aircraft made it all the way to 70 knots before it rejected its takeoff, after an air traffic controller warned them of what was going on.

Air Traffic Control

Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

Throttle Mismanagement: A T-38 Lesson That Stuck Air Facts Journal An Air Force instructor teaches a powerful lesson on throttle finessein a jet that doesnt forgive overcorrections Have you ever been in a car or plane where the person driving or piloting is constantly adjusting the throttle? He replied, Ive got the jet. Gusty winds?

AGL

Universal Weather

AUGUST 1, 2025

Here is an overview of what you need to know: Know what SIGWX stands for Significant Weather – or SIGWX – is a high-level chart indicating forecast position of jet streams, tropopause heights, thunderstorms/Cumulonimbus (CBS), turbulence, and fronts.

Weather

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

It was go-home day and launching with our back to the storm seemed appropriate as we headed to Detroit, where we were scheduled to step onto another jet and catch a ride home to finish our trip. We were tasked with ferrying an empty jet to LaGuardia Airport (KLGA), then we’d catch a ride home in the back of a different jet.

Runway

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

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. The vortices flipped the small jet upside down at least three to five times before the pilots managed to regain control. ATRs, Dash 8s, large business jets.

Turbulence

Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

We need more electric aircraft, Cotton mused as a conventional jet accelerated into a thunderous takeoff behind him. In 1970, a Boeing 747 completed historys first transatlantic jumbo jet flight from JFK to Londons Heathrow Airport (EGLL). Alias New York debut is just the latest example.

Air Traffic Control

Ask the Pilot

MAY 10, 2025

At typical weights, the jet is off the ground by 150 knots and touching down at 135 or so.For a plane of its size that’s amazing. Among the A330’s attributes, none is more impressive than its ability to take off and land at remarkably low speeds.It Neither is it bad looking.

Cockpit

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 20, 2025

The Comet was the world’s first commercial jet-powered airliner, featuring a sleek design with a long, narrow fuselage and distinctive inboard engine inlets nestled within the wing roots. The lessons learned from these setbacks significantly influenced the development of future jet airliners. 106 Comet fuselage.

Knot

Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

For buyers stepping up into the world of turboprops and jets, a significant part of the transition might be learning an unfamiliar avionics suite. Moreover, when deciding which aging jets it will pursue for an STC of this magnitude, Garmin also looks at obsolescence and the overall value of the aircraft.

Flight Deck

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 21, 2025

Flying with Starlink satellite internet: tips for pilots iPad Pilot News In-flight satellite connectivity is more accessible now than ever for pilots flying piston airplanes and light jets. They also unlocked a new high-speed service, Global Priority , for $250/month, providing in-motion access at speeds up to 550 mph (478 knots).

Pilot

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.

Pilot

AV Web

DECEMBER 29, 2024

For those of you who have coaxed a Volkswagen engine back to life by doing a roadside tuneup, known the exultation of the pull that puts your lawnmower back in business after a half turn of one of the jets or felt the reassuring pressure in the seat back that tells you you’re hitting on all eight, you know what I’m talking about.

Knot

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It’s typically measured in knots (nautical miles per hour), with one knot being about 1.15 As an aircraft accelerates, especially at or above 200 knots, the air particles flowing around it become tightly packed. For example, if you’re flying at 90 knots IAS at 7,000 feet, your true airspeed will be around 102 knots.

True Airspeed

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Increasing The Aircraft Speed Small, light, and low-powered aircraft such as the Cessna 172 have a relatively narrow operational speed range ranging from 40 knots up to about 160 knots. Commercial airliners fly at speeds above 300 knots but also need to be controllable at speeds below 150 knots.

Aileron

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Holding Speed Compare a fighter jet to a light aircraft. For tailwind on the outbound leg, subtract 1 second per knot of tailwind component. For a headwind on the outbound leg, add 1 second per knot of headwind component. The wind is 050° at 25 knots. Our airspeed is 120 knots. Have you drawn it out?

Airplanes

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.

Descent

Flying Magazine

JULY 14, 2025

The jet reached an airspeed of 180 knots when the fuel cutoff switches were “transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position one after another with a time gap of [one second].” The jet collided with trees and a chimney and began to fragment as it continued into several buildings. Five structures were heavily damaged by fire.

Cockpit

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. Horizontal wind speeds near the surface can be as fast as 45 knots, resulting in a 90-knot wind shear from headwind to tailwind across the microburst. A strong downward rush of air sent it plunging uncontrollably.

Wind Shear

Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

In reality, jet engine thrust reversers only redirect their exhaust by about 135 degrees, not 180 degrees, which is exactly opposite the normal direction. Target or bucket reversers were commonly used on many first-generation turbofan airliners and some military jets. The Douglas DC-9 is another jet with the same kind of reversers.

Thrust

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The privately owned jet was at the end of an all-night flight that began on the East Coast around midnight local time. The pilot of the jet was the aircraft owner. Ring camera video from the event shows puddles of jet fuel burning and people running door to door to warn their neighbors of the danger. The jet flew for 3.5

Knot

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2025

Unlike today, when a new jet fighter may take a decade or more to develop, in the 1950s new and unique ideas were designed, constructed, and tested in a matter of months. This golden age birthed the fabled Century Series jet fighters, the X-planes that set and reset speed and altitude records, and the incredible U-2 and SR-71 spy planes.

Jet

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

Even though the plane is new to Austrian, its not a new jet. He warned of some turbulence on approach, and of strong winds at Washington Dulles, which were gusting up to 30 knots. For whatever reason, the ground agents seemed to be struggling with the jet bridge. So we finally deplaned at 2:25PM, still a bit ahead of schedule.

Approach

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The following is CCTV video of the crash as posted on X : New surveillance video captures the moment a Delta Airlines jet crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, with 75 passengers on board leaving 18 injured. Those of us who could get ourselves down did, and then helped others.

Runway

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

On the 3rd of March 2023, a passenger in a private jet died after severe injuries in the cabin, which were originally reported as caused by severe turbulence. The captain slowed the aircraft from 104 knots and exited the runway onto a taxiway. He called out eighty knots followed by V1, the decision speed, at 116 knots.

Turbulence

Aerotime

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The service uses different markers for widebodies, narrowbodies, helicopters, fighter jets even weather balloons. According to the tracker, its currently flying at 60,000 feet – safely above any commercial traffic – at around 900 knots. But on December 24, theres another icon in the skies.

Knot

Air Facts

APRIL 28, 2025

Our old and slow Stearman PT-17 biplanes were racing along at 65 mph as we were fighting a 20-knot headwind, so we were still almost 15 minutes from touchdown! Delta pulls most of their big jets out of the way and replaces them with Warbirds for this one-day celebration. You just have to be there to experience it.

Clearance

AV Web

JULY 1, 2025

The max stall speed is 45 knots and the max full-power cruising speed is 120 KCAS. GPH on 92 knots. The published 75-knot best rate of climb provides a comfortable deck angle. Vso approach speed of 53 knots indeed feels slow and Wilkinson suggested using something closer to 60 knots, which worked just fine.

Gross Weight

Flying Magazine

JUNE 26, 2025

This is usually near 30,000 feet msl and is designed to help put us at the jet stream level in our forecast area without going into the stratosphere itself. This is part of an occlusion and is closer to the jet stream and more likely to be associated with bad weather. Speaking of the jet stream, let’s look at the gradient.

Weather

Aerotime

MAY 21, 2025

Photo: USAF While a gun (or at least a recoilless rifle) was always in mind during the design of the jet, at no point was it envisioned as its only armament. The USAF simply needed an attack jet which could do everything earlier attack aircraft did, but better. It cruises at around 300 knots, but its mission doesnt demand speed.

Cockpit