Aerotime

JULY 15, 2024

Approximately one hour after the Falcon 9 had lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States, on the night of the launch, the rocket’s second-stage booster failed to reignite, which led to the loss of the rocket and its payload of 20 Starlink satellites.

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Cargo Lift Payload Airline 279

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 23, 2025

This particular aircraft set a world record by lifting a 117,900-pound payload to an altitude of 10,000 feet. USAF Photo One notable survivor is C-133A, Air Force Serial #56-2008, on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 27, 2025

Aiming Higher Flight 7 marked the debut of Starships Block 2 variant, which features larger propellant tanks, greater payload capacity, and upgraded flaps and heat shield compared to the previous iteration. The mission is expected to lift off from SpaceXs Starbase facility in Texas at 7:30 p.m.

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Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

Yet, improvements in vertical-lift technology are still coming fast. For VIP and executive transport, parapublic, EMS, SAR, and energy services, it will carry 9 pax, up to 6000-lb payload, 1000 nm at 270 kt cruise. AutoFlights Prosperity and CarryAll variants all carry 13 propellers 10 for lift and 3 pushers.

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Lift Payload Cargo Pilot 68

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2024

VTOL, which stands for Vertical Takeoff and Landing drones, are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that can lift off and land vertically. Because their rotors can adjust direction and lift so quickly, multi-rotors are incredibly agile and responsive. JOUAV also offers several payload options for thermal imaging, surveying, and mapping.

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Aerotime

MAY 16, 2025

Horizon Aircraft More about the Cavorite X7 Capable of carrying out stage lengths of up to 500 miles (800km) while cruising at a speed of up to 250 knots (450 km/h), the Cavorite X7 can carry payloads up to 680kg (1500 lbs) if operating in vertical flight mode.

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Gross Weight Stability Payload Knot 259

Simple Flying

JULY 12, 2024

The first variant - the C-141A - didn't have enough internal volume relative to its lifting capacity. To make full use of the payload capacity, the C-141A variant was enlarged and stretched into the C-141B variant to enable the aircraft to carry more cargo.

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Payload Lift Cargo 105

Pilot Institute

JUNE 4, 2025

A tailless airplane is one where everything needed to fly, like lift, control, and stability, is built into the main wing. In level flight, the aircraft is adjusted so that the wingtips dont add lift. Lift is reduced, and the nose pitches downward. This creates an increase in lift, and the nose pitches up.

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Tail Airplanes Weight-Shift-Control Drag 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

Alpha lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) in California at 9:37 a.m. Capable of launching about 2,200 pounds of payload to low-Earth orbit (LEO), Alpha sits somewhere in the middle of the orbital launch vehicle spectrum. EDT on Monday after a ground support issue pushed back the previous days attempt.

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Payload Lift 59

Aerotime

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Energy is always required for acceleration, to overcome air drag, as well as rolling and friction resistance of wheels on road and rail, and for “lifting work”, i.e., working against gravity. The mass to be moved (in kilograms, kg) plays a decisive role both in the energy required for acceleration and for the lifting work.

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Drag Lift V Speed Airplanes 143

AV Web

JUNE 12, 2024

All of the lift was generated by the wing at the speeds we were flying (100+ mph).” At a design max takeoff weight of 6,500 pounds with a 1,000-pound payload, the Midnight is among the largest eVTOLs to achieve transition flight, according to Santa Clara, California-based Archer.

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Payload Lift Pilot 109

Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

Operators of airplanes used for commercial transport of people or cargo prefer pound-miles per gallon, but for personal airplanes with randomly varying payloads mpg is a satisfactory yardstick for efficiency. Naval Academy, approached the problem by setting lift-drag ratio, L/D, as his metric of efficiency.

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Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

According to Hybrid Air Vehicles, Airliner 10 will be able to carry 100 passengers, or 10 tons of freight payload, or a combination of both, with up to 90% fewer emissions when compared like-for-like with similar aircraft”.

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Lift Aviation Technology Cargo Drag 281

Aerotime

APRIL 25, 2025

Royal Air Force Entering operational service with the RAF in 2014, the A400M Atlas provides tactical airlift and strategic oversized lift capabilities and complements the RAFs C-17 Globemaster fleet. According to the RAF website, the Atlas can accommodate as many as 116 fully-equipped troops, vehicles, and helicopters, including a Chinook.

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Cargo Payload Lift Pilot 281

Aviation Bussiness News

JULY 2, 2024

Turkish Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for four 777 freighters, adding 408 metric tonnes to its cargo lift. ” The Boeing 777 Freighter has a maximum payload capacity of 102 metric tonnes (112 tonnes) and a range of 9,200 kilometers (4,970 nautical miles).

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Payload Cargo Airlines Airline 64

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Electra’s innovative EL9 hybrid-electric propulsion system with blown lift technology enables ultra-short takeoffs and landings in soccer field-size spaces previously limited to helicopters and eVTOLs, but at one-third the cost and with the improved safety and reliability of a fixed-wing aircraft.

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Lift Cargo Payload Knot 52

Aviation Bussiness News

JANUARY 9, 2025

The A350F is the perfect choice for STARLUX, offering a similar payload-range capability as previous generation freighters, but with very significant reductions in fuel consumption and carbon emissions.” ” Currently under development, Airbus says the A350F can carry a payload of up to 111 tonnes and can fly up to 8,700 kilometres.

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Payload Cargo Airlines Airline 40

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Continuing to operate in this challenging environment with janky communications wasn’t the greatest idea to begin with, and as I studied the ramp it was apparent that my Mooney was outclassed in terms of payload, and there was certainly no shortage of pilots participating.

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Airplanes Drag Cargo Payload 98

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

It has night vision, an integrated loudspeaker, a glass breaker tool, a payload deployment and delivery system, and the ability to generate and transmit floor plans in real time. Freefly AltaX The AltaX is quite unique compared to other entries in this list in that it is a bulky and heavy-duty drone with impressive lifting capabilities.

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Latatuide 33 Aviation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Here are a few reasons why private jets are faster: Reduced payload: Light private aircraft are smaller to accommodate fewer travelers per flight. The reduction in weight and the smaller size of the aircraft minimizes resistance that weighs down the aircraft and increases lift during flights.

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Drag Weather Knot Jet 52

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Horizon Aircraft During the take-off and landing phases of flight, the wing surfaces can transform from a smooth horizontal flying surface into a stabilizer, housing 14 fans that provide the lift for vertical flight – five embedded on either side of the main wing, plus a further two mounted either side within the forward canard wings.

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Lift Thrust Weather Payload 274

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Phantom II’s range and payload capacity provided significant advantages in air combat, allowing it to engage enemy fighters effectively despite some challenges in maneuverability at slower speeds. This heavy-lift capability was critical for its roles in both air-to-air combat and ground attack missions.

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Payload Approach Jet Ceiling 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 26, 2024

ton payload aircraft Kona, the 60-ton payload aircraft Alisio and Nordes, a 100-ton payload aircraft. As well as the Pelican Cargo drone, which is being developed to transport 400-pound payloads up to 200 miles, the startup has already tasted success with its Pelican Spray aircraft which is used for crop protection.

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Cargo Payload Pilot Drag 319

Aerotime

MAY 29, 2025

After receiving approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the VX4 prototype took off, flew and landed like a conventional aircraft, with lift generated by the wing. Aircraft Three recently arrived safely at its home base, the Vertical Flight Test Centre.

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Pilot Flight Deck Payload Thrust 255

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

More air molecules in engine cylinders allow the engine to produce more power; more air molecules moving across the propellor blades and wings means more efficient thrust and lift. As altitude increases, air molecules spread out, resulting in less power and lift. Our family of four packed less than 50 pounds of luggage.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

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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Aerotime

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Exceeding the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) will risk the aircraft not generating sufficient lift to get off the ground. If every child asked Santa for the Stitch plush this Christmas, the payload carried would be around 2.4 While we dont know the MTOW of Santas sleigh, we can hazard a guess at the weight of the toys on board.

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

Key Takeaways Variable-sweep wings adjust in flight to balance lift and speed. Straight Wings and Swept Wings At low speeds, like when you’re taking off or landing, you can extend the wings straight out to produce more lift. This is because straight wings have a higher aspect ratio, which also increases the coefficient of lift.

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Weight-Shift-Control Drag Lift Payload 52

Flying Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

Northrop is codeveloping Eclipse with Fireflywhich provides the first stage of its Antares 300 family of medium-lift launch vehiclesto fill niches such as national security and space station resupply. Eclipses payload dwarfs that of Alpha, which is capped at around 2,200 pounds to LEO.

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Aerotime

JULY 3, 2024

At lift-off speed, the Valkyrie separates from the KTLS, which then deploys drogue chutes and brakes to a stop on the runway, allowing the aircraft to continue its mission. The KTLS is an unpowered system, with takeoff thrust provided solely by the aircraft’s jet engine.

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Runway Payload Thrust Lift 281

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

payload in their North American A3J-1 Vigilante. It was at this point that an A3J Vigilante was flown to Edwards Air Force Base to break the Soviet’s altitude record of 20,456 meters (67,096 feet), set by Russian aviator Vladimir Smirnov on July 13, 1959, flying a Yakovlev Yak-25RV while carrying a 1,000 kg payload.

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Payload Tail Descent Lift 98

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

History at High Altitudes During the Cold War, the UK required long-range, high-altitude bombers to deliver nuclear payloads, and that’s when A.V This specific design reduced drag alongside providing exceptional lift and stability, two very crucial factors for high-altitude bombing. Roe & Company (Avro) came up with Avro Vulcan.

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Payload Thrust Stability Lift 98

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The pilot would bank the 747 away from the rocket, and after five seconds, it would ignite and take the payload the rest of the distance into orbit. Aircraft are designed to lift efficiently, so by taking the rocket to a higher altitude, satellite launch could be achieved with lower fuel consumption (and lower cost).

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 257

Aviation Bussiness News

MAY 26, 2025

The stark reality is that these vital heavy-lift fleets are ageing, and the absence of direct replacements is becoming a serious strategic concern. Its payload capacity – 80 tonnes. The C-5 Galaxy, the C-17 Globemaster, and the Antonov An-124 have carried the burden – literally and figuratively – for decades.

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Cargo Approach Lift Runway 40

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

The Pennsylvania-based company on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Kaman Air Vehicles autonomous Kargo UAVa medium-lift uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for military and commercial cargo logisticsand the intellectual property, assets, and personnel related to the program. It anticipates demand for more than 300 aircraft.

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Lift Knot Payload Cargo 53

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

Whisper said multiple eQ250 engines will each provide 80 pounds-force of thrust while achieving coefficients of lift as high as 14, enabling short takeoff and landing (STOL). The CLA Light is a Group 3 UAS with a dash speed of 175 knots and ferry range of 2,000 nm, shortening to 200 nm at full 500-pound payload.

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Knot Payload Runway Cargo 67

Pilot Institute

MAY 21, 2025

These drones are built to handle serious LiDAR work, offering everything from extended flight time to heavy-lift capabilities. With support for a wide variety of payloads like LiDAR, IRi, and optical gas imaging, this drone is ready for everything from mapping to inspections. Payloads: Visual, IR, LiDAR, Multispectral.

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