Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

Beta Technologies Alia, tail number N916LF, taxis on the runway at Modern Aviations JFK FBO terminal. Joby Aviation and other eVTOL developers lifted off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport and soared between the Brooklyn Bridge and Governors Island. It’s just another step toward certification.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Lift, drag, and handling correlate well with IAS in the lower atmosphere. This means the inboard wing loses lift first, while the wingtips might still be lifting. The net lift vector moves rearward as Mach increases into the transonic range. The problem is that the tail itself might be in trouble.

True Airspeed

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 5, 2025

The FG-1D Corsair is lifted into position back in 1971. Photo by Jerry O’Neill She was lifted off the pole in July 2008 and brought to the CASCs restoration shop. It just so happened that 92460 was available, so a deal was made and the center section was sent to Texas along with the tail cone. CASC Photo.

Rudder

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 3, 2025

The fuselage of The Museum of Flight’s Pfalz D.XII being lifted back into the J. The aircraft also now wears the serial number 3498/18 on its tail. Elroy McCaw Personal Courage Wing to go back on display in the museum’s WWI aviation section. Pfalz D.XII s/n 3498/18 on display in The Museum of Flight’s J.

Lift

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

After a few seconds, Ill lift the tail and then add full power. Within a couple of seconds, I could feel that the tail was ready to come up, so I added just a touch of forward stick pressure. Within a couple of seconds, I could feel that the tail was ready to come up, so I added just a touch of forward stick pressure.

Knot

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

But both of those models are lift-plus-cruise designs, with different sets of propellers for vertical and forward flight. Beta Technologies Alia VTOL did so one year ago, while Zee Aeronow Wisk Aero, a Boeing subsidiary achieved similar success with its Generation 3 prototype in 2017.

Knot

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Though the German Zeppelins were inflated with hydrogen, which was a more readily available and lighter lifting gas, it was flammable when mixed with oxygen, which doomed many a Zeppelin to a fiery end. While flying high over West Texas, the sun heated and expanded the helium lifting gas, forcing the Macon to rise up.

Lift

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?

Aileron

Fear of Landing

JULY 11, 2025

This capability allows the B-52 with its narrow wheelbase and large tail to land and crab down the runway in a heavy crosswind conditions. The wing flex actually works in your favor on landing, because the wing tips are up off the ground as long as they’re producing lift.

Crosswind

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 7, 2025

It was short, stubby, very tall, and had two wings and two tails. To that he added wings and tail, and placed the pilot behind all this. The unique twin tails completed this one-of-a-kind design and became the signature feature of the entire line. Then suddenly, out of the sky, swooped a most bizarre-looking flying machine.

Tail

Northstar VFR

MARCH 16, 2025

This force pushes the tail to the right, causing the nose to yaw left. When the pitch attitude changessuch as when the tail of a taildragger rises during takeoffthe force applied to the propeller does not take effect immediately at the point of contact. How do you counter this left turning tendency? So what does that mean exactly?

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

degrees per second, and lifted off at a pitch attitude of 6.5 READ MORE: Making Some Flying Memories to Last a Lifetime Mildly interesting stuff, but not a ton to take away other than further proof that I’m not as sharp on the tail end of a red-eye. I took off from Runway 34L at 169,800 pounds gross weight, rotated at 1.8

Pilot

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance. However, if I were to consider an electric glider I would want to have the batteries in the fuselage (for easy charging and also to remove them during the very cold Colorado winter) and I would insist on a steerable tail wheel for taxiing.

Density Altitude

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Principles of Flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag Flying a plane for the first time requires a basic understanding of the forces that make flight possible. Lift is generated by the wings, counteracting the force of weight, which pulls the plane down. Ready to experience the skies with us?

Aileron

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.

Torque

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

These include: Fuselage Wings Cockpit Engine Propeller (in some aircraft) Tail Assembly (Empennage) Landing Gear Understanding how these parts interact is essential to grasping the basics of aerodynamicsand its one of the first steps in becoming a safe and informed pilot. Its also the anchor point to which the wings and tail are attached.

Lift

Chess In the Air

JULY 15, 2025

good lift, nice clouds to mark it, not too much wind). If my first turnpoint is not directly in the direction of the best early lift, I may need to initially deviate from the direct course line. (The prior one was “just” 1001 km. You can read up on it here.) That’s just a given.

Lift

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

While the company designed the Six to be a heavy-lifting workhorse for hauling cargo and passengers, it aimed upmarket with the Lance. The aircraft for sale today sports the T-tail design that Piper adopted during the 1978 model yeara time when T-tails were in vogue throughout general aviation.

Tail

Flying Magazine

JULY 9, 2025

Including naturally aspirated and turbo models, some with T-tails and some with “straight” tails. The aircraft for sale today could be considered the ultimate version, with a T-tail and powerful turbocharged engine that allowed it to reach higher speeds at altitudes too high to be practical for most non-turbo models.

Tail

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

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. Without enough altitude or time to react, the aircraft can lose lift and crash before you can recover.

Wind Shear

Simple Flying

JANUARY 13, 2025

It is a very good design for providing easy and fairly inexpensive access to all sorts of places, with high-mounted wings, lift struts providing them with additional rigidity, a single propeller-driven engine positioned in the front, and many variations of either tricycle or 'tail dragger' landing gear.

Lift

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

This means pitchingmoment changes are small, but lift still rises and falls with airspeed. In 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123s tail section blew out from explosive decompression, cutting all the aircrafts hydraulic lines. Aerodynamic Effects Another factor is the relationship between the aircrafts wing and horizontal tail.

Stability

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

MBekir / Shutterstock.com The person behind the project was an engineer named Richard Whitcombe who found his wingtip inspiration when he noticed that “birds in flight curled their wingtip feathers upward when seeking greater lift”.

Lift

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

The Twin Otter is very powerful, but its fixed landing gear, wing struts and various hinges, plus the thick high lift wing gave lots of places for the ice to accumulate. With 10 passengers and luggage on board the airplane, it was well under gross weight, but it soon became apparent we could not out climb the ice buildup.

Weight-Shift-Control

One Mile at a Time

MAY 12, 2025

This is much easier to use than some of the other very heavy first class tray tables out there, which you have to lift up. I turned on the tail camera, to be able to watch our approach to the airport. ANA doesnt offer bluetooth audio in first class, so you have to use the headphones that youre given.

Tail

Aerotime

JANUARY 10, 2025

The first Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight to Paris in four years has departed Islamabad International Airport (ISB), in the wake of a ban from European Union airspace being lifted last year. The aircrafts tail was painted with the Eiffel Tower and I love Paris was emblazoned on the nose.

Lift

Professional Pilot

JULY 7, 2025

Leonardo will configure any model in its lineup, from the 1+6 AW119Kx light single to the AW101 3-engine (2 pilots plus 30 pax) heavy-lift helicopter for EMS, SAR, or any other mission a public service operator needs done. In Australia, more than 60 AW139 helicopters serve in EMS, SAR, LE, and government roles.

Tail

Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

Bringing up the tail of the line-up of regional and specialist commercial airplanes is Cessna, part of the Textron Aviation group of companies, which will present its hardworking C208 Grand Caravan multi-role utility aircraft to the public. Used by numerous air forces, it is recognizable by its V-tail and high maneuverability.

Jet

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Part of that even lifts up, to expose a shallow, enclosed storage area, big enough for a phone or passport. Between the incredible wing and engine view out my window, plus the tail camera on the entertainment system, I really struggled with deciding which direction to look.

Airlines

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

About the Aircraft The Cessna 182A, a popular four-place, tricycle-gear design, was chosen because it is a “perfect blend of utility and fun,” according to Damm.

Gross Weight

Flying Magazine

JUNE 21, 2025

It sits on 31-inch Alaska Bushwheel tires, includes a B&C oil filter, Petersen AutoGas STC, and features dual overhead map lights, lifting rings for float installation, and a 60-amp alternator. Exterior paint features a bold Peril Yellow base with Dakota Black accents and a classic round Husky logo on the tail.

Transponder

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The aircraft is equipped with tundra tires, lifting rings for float installations, and upswept wingtips. The Munson sliding window and 24-inch Husky tail graphic add flair to an already eye-catching design. Power comes from a 180 hp Lycoming O-360-A1P engine turning an 80-inch two-blade Hartzell propeller.

Transponder

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

A flat spin happens when the center of gravity shifts too far aft (toward the tail), and the aircraft’s rotation becomes more horizontal. In this situation, the wings aren’t producing enough lift, and the aircraft essentially falls out of the sky while spinning.

Center of Gravity

Air Facts

AUGUST 1, 2025

I sat in the cockpit of the old Tecnam P92-JS Echo, tail number I-GITR. The plane was one of the earliest of its model built by Tecnam, and the tail number was an homage to former Italian finance minister Giulio Tremonti. Tail number I-GITR. The I-GITR lifted off and I was flying solo for the first time. You’re airborne.

Runway

AOPA

JULY 21, 2025

Get extra lift from AOPA. Wing kit deliveries are expected by the end of the year, with the tail, fuselage, and finishing kits to follow in 2026. The horizontal tail has morphed into a traditional fixed horizontal stabilizer and elevator with an electrically actuated trim tab. Start your free membership trial today!

Tail

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

On December 30, 1947, test pilot Viktor Nikolaevich Yuganov opened up the throttle and lifted off in the first I-310, serial number S01. A year and one day later, on December 31, 1948, the first production model MiG-15 took to the air, and by 1949, the first production aircraft began entering service with the Soviet Air Forces.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Air Facts

APRIL 21, 2025

However, the tail went that way, and the nose headed for the trees on the left and things got interesting quickly. I learned right there that a side slope acts like a crosswind, and the tail goes with the slope and the nose points to the hill. The tail could not go down when the stick was pulled back because the slope was so steep.

Density Altitude