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First Amazon Kuiper satellites blast off, Atlas V rocket’s heaviest ever payload

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2025

The Atlas V rocket with its heaviest ever payload onboard lifted off on April 28, 2025, at 19:01 EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To accommodate the huge payload, ULA flew its Atlas V rocket in its most powerful configuration with five solid rocket boosters needed in addition to its main one.

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Payload Thrust Lift Weather

Everything You Need to Know About VTOL Drones

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. You might have heard about them being used by the military or in futuristic air taxis.

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Tailless Aircraft: How Airplanes Fly Without a Tail

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. The Weather Vane It mostly comes from the vertical stabilizer (fin) and the sides of the fuselage behind the center of gravity. To help you understand this, imagine a weather vane with the CG as the pivot.

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Tail Airplanes Weight-Shift-Control Drag

Public service helicopters

Professional Pilot

JULY 7, 2025

They include 3 AW169s for EMS duty in the UK, 4 AW139s that will go to LifeFlight Australia, where they will serve EMS, SAR, and LE missions, and 2 all-weather AW189s ordered by Alaska’s North Slope Borough for EMS and SAR in the Arctic Circle. Internal payload of 2800 lb is planned. First flight is planned for Q4 2025 or Q1 2026.

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Tail Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot Weather

Heaviest Drones in the Market: Which UAVs Can Carry the Most?

Pilot Institute

MAY 21, 2025

Todays heavy-lift UAVs can carry weighty cargo, multiple passengers, and even small vehicles. Drones capable of lifting nearly 500 lbs can transport materials, equipment, and goods across large distances and diverse terrain. These heavy-lift drones are changing logistics, medical, transportation, and agricultural industries.

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Payload Lift Cargo Air Traffic Control

LiDAR Drones: The Best Models for Surveying, Mapping, and More

Pilot Institute

MAY 21, 2025

IP55 weather resistance for tough environments. 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.

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Payload Weight-Shift-Control Lift Weather

How to Evaluate Drone Pilot Ground Schools

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

The certification indicates that a pilot understands how to navigate the skies between airspaces, weather, airports, and other questionable areas. They provide lessons on flight rules, weather, charts, and safety, along with practice tests, instructional videos, and exam strategies. Why Attend a Drone Pilot Ground School?

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Pilot Weather Drag Payload

Innovations in the vertical-lift world

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

How Fast Is a Private Flight?

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

Horizon Aircraft is developing the first 800km range hybrid eVTOL aircraft

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 Payload Weather

F4 Phantom: A Legend in Aerial Combat History

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 14, 2024

Navy’s request for a multi-role fighter capable of all-weather operations. 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.

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Payload Approach Jet Ceiling

2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

ADS-B provides real-time traffic information and almost-live NEXRAD radar and weather data. 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. Our family of four packed less than 50 pounds of luggage.

Density Altitude

Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator

Triple Threat of Limitations

Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2024

And the finest example of a Cirrus SR22 is not going to want to lift a full load out of a backcountry strip on a warm afternoon with a density altitude reading five digits. You should go only if the weather is as benign as forecast, good alternates exist, and you feel good about doing it.

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Density Altitude Wind Shear Airplanes Pilot

Why the F15 Fighter Jet Reigns Supreme in Aerial Combat

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 6, 2024

This incredible feat was made possible by the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney F100 engines and advanced flight control system, which compensated for the loss of lift and maintained stability. Despite this catastrophic damage, the aircraft managed to stay airborne and land safely, showcasing the remarkable design and engineering of the F-15.

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Jet Thrust Pilot Cockpit

F-16 Fighter Jet in the United States Air Force, Fly By Wire

Airspeed Junkie

JANUARY 24, 2023

As a result, it provides the aircraft with greater stability and lift at steep angles of attack. The F-16 is designed to be capable of locating targets in any weather condition and detecting low-flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. This weight is less than half that of the previous-generation F-4 Phantom II.

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Jet Cockpit Instrument Landing System Pilot

First Amazon Kuiper satellites blast off, Atlas V rocket’s heaviest ever payload

Everything You Need to Know About VTOL Drones

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Tailless Aircraft: How Airplanes Fly Without a Tail

Public service helicopters

Heaviest Drones in the Market: Which UAVs Can Carry the Most?

LiDAR Drones: The Best Models for Surveying, Mapping, and More

How to Evaluate Drone Pilot Ground Schools

Innovations in the vertical-lift world

How Fast Is a Private Flight?

Horizon Aircraft is developing the first 800km range hybrid eVTOL aircraft

F4 Phantom: A Legend in Aerial Combat History

2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

Triple Threat of Limitations

Why the F15 Fighter Jet Reigns Supreme in Aerial Combat

F-16 Fighter Jet in the United States Air Force, Fly By Wire

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