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.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The faster an aircraft goes, the more lift it generates. Lift is the upward force that keeps you in the air. If airspeed is too slow, the aircraft could lose lift and stall. Meanwhile, lower altitudes demand that you be extra careful with airspeed to maintain lift and prevent stalls. miles per hour.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Jet (and turboprop) turbine engines work more efficiently, and burn less fuel, at higher altitudes where the air is less dense. While this may appear strange, the economic logic behind it is quite straightforward. Hence, the flight will use less fuel at higher altitudes. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Langewiesche provides one of the clearest expositions of aerodynamics and flight control, breaking down concepts like angle of attack, lift, stability, and stalls. This well-illustrated guidebook takes readers on a journey of aerospace progress from early hot-air balloons and gliders to modern jets and spacecraft.

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Rudder Pilot Air Traffic Control Cabin Crew 98

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Now, this might sound familiar, as this very idea that was born in Italy was an inspiration for modern-day jet propulsion. Moreover, even the airfoil shape of the duct interior proved to be an effectual idea as it provided the aircraft with additional lift, a very low landing speed of 42mph, and a higher rate of climb.

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Airfoil Rudder Drag Stability 98

Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

The company will be hoping to draw more attention to its next-generation regional jet and may also be announcing more orders for the type during the show. Military transporters and fast jets As is now tradition at the Paris Air Show, there will be a fantastic representation of military fast jets on display at PAS2025.

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Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Generate Lift With Airplane Wings One of the most valuable airplane parts that connect to the fuselage is the wings. The wings work with other sections of an aircraft to increase lift and adjust stalling speed. All of these primary control surfaces serve as a horizontal stabilizer for the plane.

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It was also the first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift. 1127 Kestrel, the aircraft that was to be the basis for the Harrier jet-jump fighter-bomber flown by the Royal Navy and the United States Marine Corps.

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Ask the Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Like the trailing-edge flaps along the back of the wing, these devices are deployed in stages to increase lift at low speeds. One small hazard might’ve been broken material striking the rear stabilizers. Thanks to the controversies surrounding the 737 MAX, anything involving a Boeing jet now gets extra scrutiny, deserved or not.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Though it’s not as overtly revolutionary as the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) or Safe Return enabled by Garmin Autoland on Cirrus’ SF50 Vision Jet, the reimagined flight deck in the new SR G7 and other improvements make a more immediate impact—because pilots benefit from them on every flight, from the moment you press the start button.

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Pilot Airplanes Approach Jet 111

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. The aircrafts wing is able to generate lift due to its shape. The more the wings shape is able to change the direction of the flow of air over the surface, the more lift it will produce. Why does this increase the lift? How Do Ailerons Work?

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Flight Training Central

JULY 29, 2024

In general aviation (GA) airplanes, we don’t worry much about the jet stream or mountain waves at 37,000 feet. The type of clouds, particularly whether they’re cumulus or stratus, is a good indicator of the stability of the air aloft. And stability is what we’re really talking about with most turbulence.

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

TURBO-AE Code During the 1990s, NASA developed a computer code that generates two-dimensional simulations of potential aeroelastic (AE) problems that can occur in jet engine blades. Jet Engine Combustors During the 1990s and early 2000s, NASA improved the technology associated with jet fuel combustion to help engines burn fuel more cleanly.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It features a forward-swept main wing, plus a smaller set of horizontal canard-style stabilizers mounted on the forward fuselage. The aircraft also has twin-boom vertical stabilizers to the rear and a monocoque cabin that can accommodate up to six passengers, plus the operating pilot.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Lift is the force that aircraft use to counter gravity. Newton’s Third Law is one of the key laws of physics that explains lift. Lets see what Newtons Third Law is, and why we need it to understand lift. This principle is fundamental in generating lift, thrust, and maneuverability, allowing aircraft to fly.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Codenamed the “Fagot” by NATO, the MiG-15 was a shock to Western observers when it first entered Soviet Air Regiments in 1949, and would earn a reputation for its firepower, maneuverability, and ruggedness during the Korean War, was the first Soviet jet fighter to be an equal to Western designs.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Jet Pilot Stability 98

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

Well discuss how phugoid motion relates to your aircrafts stability, what you can do to counter it, and even look at what it can do to an aircraft in severe cases. This means pitchingmoment changes are small, but lift still rises and falls with airspeed. Longitudinal stability is an aircrafts stability in the pitch axis.

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

Aircraft that transform their wing shape mid-flight might sound like something out of a futuristic sci-fi, but they’re actually as old as the jet age itself. Key Takeaways Variable-sweep wings adjust in flight to balance lift and speed. Modern jets favor simpler, stealthier fixed-wing designs. What Is a Variable-Sweep Wing?

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Airspeed Junkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The F-18 Fighter Jet: A Review The F-18 Fighter Jet has become one of the most iconic military aircraft in history. From its ability to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions to its outstanding performance, the F-18 has earned its reputation as an incredibly capable fighter jet. It is a single-seat aircraft.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Boeing 747 is an icon of the jet age, a giant aircraft that democratized air travel for the masses and shrank the world throughout the latter 20th century. Boeing 747 rocket launcher One of the coolest ways for a passenger jet to extend its lifespan has to be in a role that involves shooting rockets into space.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 6, 2024

Why the F15 Fighter Jet Reigns Supreme in Aerial Combat Why is the F15 fighter jet considered a legend in aerial combat? This makes the F-15 one of the fastest fighter jets in the world, capable of outpacing many contemporary aircraft. Summary In summary, the F-15 Fighter Jet remains a pinnacle of aerial combat excellence.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 5, 2024

Local forklift hire was kindly arranged by AEM Lifting from Tuxford, Notts. The one-of-a-kind jet is carefully unloaded at its new home. 12-type fin giving more surface area for greater stability and to compensate for the extra fuselage length. This safety pilot handled engine starting, re-lighting and fuel control.

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Cockpit Rudder Stability Pilot 119

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

How an aircraft handles Dutch roll depends on its dynamic stability. The aircraft’s design influences its dynamic stability. The outer wing generates more lift than the inner wing since it’s temporarily moving faster. Extra lift makes the wing rise. Increased lift on the raised wing immediately creates more induced drag.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

The bill also contains a mandate for the FAA to publish a final special rule for operations of powered-lift aircraft—a new category that includes eVTOL air taxis—within seven months of passage. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 brings much-needed stability to both the FAA and aviation industry and enables the U.S. Similarly, U.S.

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Air Facts

MAY 1, 2024

Spend some time lifting some weights and do some aerobic exercise (I walk three miles a day and do lift weights three days a week). Of all the repetitive things you will do, landings are always different and don’t expect to land like a passenger jet. Choose your headset carefully and don’t cheap it out.

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Checkride Lift Pilot Air Traffic Control 97

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. With nothing left to lift it, the core has nowhere else to go but down. When you fly into a microburst on approach or departure, youll first encounter a strong headwind, which will give you a brief lift.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The airfoil is a Harry Riblett shape, giving modernized flow separation on the leading edge for a soft stall yet with good lift and drag performance. From the pilot’s seat it cruises near effortlessly and handles nimbly on land or water with a great combination of stability and modest control pressures.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

In business jets and airliners, the issue is usually being too fast, leading to a runway excursion and often substantial damage or even fatalities. The pilot advanced the throttle and the airplane lifted off the runway surface again. Too much speed is almost as bad as too little.

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Knot Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

Airspeed Junkie

JANUARY 24, 2023

F 16 Fighter Jet The F16 fighter jet is also known as the Fighting Falcon. It can be described as a single-engine, single-seat jet fighter that is 49 feet long with a 31 feet wingspan. Originally, the F-16 jet was built and designed by General Dynamics, which is a part of Lockheed Martin. and other allied nations.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Air taxi operations, executive jets, helicopters, and general aviation activities have been excluded in the interests of concision. Indeed, standing as a significant achievement, 2023 saw no fatal accidents or hull losses for jet aircraft, leading to a record-low fatality risk rate of 0.03 rate per million sectors.

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AV Web

MARCH 12, 2025

Under the financial stewardship of Delta Air Lines, private-lift provider Wheels Up announced reduced losses on its fiscal comeback journey. The most recent report covering the fourth quarter and year-end 2024 financials was detailed in a posting on Private Jet Cards Comparisons.

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Aerotime

MAY 8, 2025

Aerial maneuverability has come a long way in recent years, and some of the most agile fighter jets in the world are now capable of performing stunts that seem almost impossible. While fighter jets across the board have become more agile with every iteration of aircraft and engine, some breakthrough technologies are raising the bar.

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