WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

Wings: The Source of Lift The wings are what make fixed-wing flight possible. As air moves over the curved top surface of the wing and the flatter bottom, lift is generated, allowing the plane to rise. Regardless of placement, the principle remains the same: wings generate the lift that makes flight possible.

Lift 52

Lift Thrust Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

Compared with piston singles, twins often give the impression of much higher speeds and nearly unlimited load-lifting capacity. The potential downside with twins is symmetric thrust during engine-out scenarios. Pilots train intensely for this possible emergency, but we are never sure how we will respond until it happens.

Thrust 77

Thrust Transponder Lift Airplanes 77

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

pic.twitter.com/eI2MjTSlO7 — Transponder 1200 (@Transponder1200) March 31, 2024 April Representing the only event to meet our criteria in April 2024, on April 13, 2024, a WestJet Encore De Havilland DHC-8-Q400 suffered a tailstrike on landing at Calgary International Airport (YYC). The copilot selected the thrust reversers.

Runway 260

Runway Airline Airlines Horizontal Stabilizer 260