Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 18, 2025

This photo shows NASA’s F-14 (NASA tail number 991; Navy serial number 157991) flying over Rogers Dry Lake, accompanied by a Navy F-14. NASA’s F-14 (tail number 991, Navy serial number 157991) in 1980, soon after its arrival at the Dryden Flight Research Center. View of the cockpit of NASA’s F-14, tail number 991.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Tail Airfoil 52

Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

Subjective factors such as terrain, turbulence, and gust direction are as important as the numbers. Those little hills made for fiendish turbulence down low. I could turn tail, but things were not much better back further west. I live near Boulder, Colorado. The lower I got, the worse it became. What to do?

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Crosswind Knot Rudder Turbulence 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

The second thing that filled him with trepidation was that the aircraft was bouncing around in turbulence more than he was used to. Pilots report over landmarks, announcing tail numbers and/or make and color of aircraft, their altitude, and the maneuver they are doing. READ MORE: Should I File an Initial Approach Fix?

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Aeronautical Information Manual Turbulence Pilot Approach 105

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

Nothing happens especially quicklyno hair-trigger responses hereplus they are positively trim stable in pitch, handle turbulence well considering their wing loading, and generally dont ask a lot of a pilot. Across the board, the PA-28 models and their many derivatives are straightforward, sweet-natured, docile machines.

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Approach Airplanes Stability Weight-Shift-Control 73

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. I continued to observe the cabin and I find the crew's interaction with the passengers to be quite pleasant and when there was turbulence, announcments were made to remind us.

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Airlines Airline Cabin Crew Descent 59

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2024

Its five tail surfaces, one vertical, two angled, and two ventral, fit neatly within the B-36 bomb bay and featured ruddervators similar to a contemporary V-tail Bonanza. The pilot sat on top of the engine in an ejection seat, like a cowboy astride a bucking bronco. As we will see, this was a fairly accurate description.

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Jet Tail Pilot Descent 86

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Notable design changes included the introduction of a swept tail design in 1960 and a new cowl design in 1961, which improved aerodynamics and performance. Micro vortex generators are also a popular upgrade, optimizing airflow over the wing and tail surfaces to enhance control.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

As you can see, the plane doesnt yet have the full Austrian livery, but instead has an all-white fuselage, except for the Austrian name written across the front of the plane, and the Austrian logo on the tail. He warned of some turbulence on approach, and of strong winds at Washington Dulles, which were gusting up to 30 knots.

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Approach Descent Airlines Airline 81

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The elevator, situated on the horizontal tail surface, adjusts pitch, raising or lowering the nose for ascent or descent. The rudder, attached to the vertical tail fin, manages yaw, enabling the nose to move left or right. Does turbulence affect helicopters differently? Which takes longer to learn, helicopters or airplanes?

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Photographic Logbook

MAY 19, 2025

As with any taildragger, each rudder input required positive cancelation with opposite rudder to prevent the tail's momentum from yawing the airplane more than intended. As the airplane shuddered in turbulent air roiling from the nearly stalled wings, Don goosed in some power and stomped on the left rudder. He was right. It felt good.

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Rudder Crosswind Airplanes Runway 60

Air

MAY 21, 2025

It is a particularly insidious phenomenon that can be a prime cause of turbulence. Headwind component (Vf), either on the face or tail, is calculated with the cosine function. This rapid change can occur with height or across a horizontal expanse. Can cause sudden losses or gains in indicated airspeed (IAS), directly affecting lift.

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Crosswind Wind Shear Groundspeed Flight Computer 52

Airspeed Junkie

JULY 31, 2024

Passenger experience is significantly enhanced on the Dreamliner due to its spacious cabin design, superior air quality, and technologies that reduce turbulence, allowing for a more enjoyable and less taxing flight. Sensors on the aircraft actively adjust control surfaces to counteract turbulence, ensuring a more stable flight experience.

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Turbulence Aviation Technology Airlines Airline 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

The tail livery is certainly very attractive. Looking at the skies, it was a complete opposite from my arrival, the skies were filled with clouds with some angry ones from the distance, I was expecting some turbulence on this flight. After the turbulent arrival, we taxied to our remote parking lot near the terminal.

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Descent Airlines Airline Turbulence 52

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Unknowingly empty, without ballast, I was tossed around in moderate to heavy turbulence. Its Not Your Fathers FAA Anymore Twenty-four hours later, I arrived at the FAA, tail between my legs, able to show my face only because no souls were harmed. I later explained to investigators that I was trying to stay under the Class Bravo.

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Pilot Turbulence Tail Approach 52

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When you come back to your airplane 30 – 60 minutes later, there’s a good chance you’ll find a fresh layer of frost on the wings and tail. These pilot reports (PIREPs) will provide you with actual temperatures aloft, cloud coverage and tops, and turbulence and icing reports, all packed into just a few lines of data.

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Weather Runway Airplanes NOTAMs 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2025

What do you think of different patterns spotted on the tail of the aircraft? We had a bit of turbulence during our climb and for most parts of the journey, the flight was smooth. This aircraft, EI-HLD was scheduled to operate my flight. My ride: EI-HLD I boarded the aircraft from the rear this time round.

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Weather Runway Airlines Airline 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For the flight itself, after take off at Delhi, we encountered quite a bit of turbulence and also more turbulence happened during the crossing through the Bay of Bengal. I slept about 2 hours but I did wake up a few times due to turbulence. This Air India's A320neo's tail design features Mahatma Candhi. Rise and Shine!

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Cabin Crew Weather Descent Turbulence 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 19, 2023

After take-off, there was a bit of turbulence during climb especially flying through some clouds. The view from my seat More photos of my seat The camera view from the tail of the aircraft. But there was turbulence due to the cross wind. Seat comfort was ok, but nothing spectacular about it. This is the rear of the aircraft.

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Cabin Crew Turbulence Weather Airlines 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 13, 2025

The aircraft was flying with the help of the tail wind that's why the flight is shorter than the flight back to Taipei Songshan. Take off was slightly turbulent but eventually the weather improved after flying out of Japan. What is missing is a proper drink holder that can hold the drink firmly especially during turbulence.

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Weather Cabin Crew Threshold Turbulence 59

Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

Possible causes include: Rotor turbulence, e.g. on wave days. Once Shmulik was in the pattern the key thing that possibly could have helped him (besides a greater altitude) is a very high airspeed to get out of the sink and safeguard against the sudden tail wind. This is another great point.

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Wind Shear AGL Lift Runway 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These control surfaces dictate the aircraft’s roll, and this allows it to bank smoothly through turns or even recover from turbulence. Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy. Tail-heavy ailerons droop downwards when they arent being pulled by the control system.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Fortunately the A350 has a lovely map feature, plus a glorious tail camera, which is just about my favorite entertainment on any aircraft.

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Airlines Airline Tail Approach 120

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

If youre visualizing tossing and turning, such as caused by turbulence, stop. Turbulence or gusts: Bumps from wind gusts or turbulence give an initial disturbance in pitch that induces phugoid. In 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123s tail section blew out from explosive decompression, cutting all the aircrafts hydraulic lines.

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Stability Tail Pilot Descent 52

Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

It was seen turning again, then the tail light was observed slowly descending before it disappeared from view. The fuselage rolled inverted, striking the ground nose first and sending the aircraft into a nose-over-tail roll. Peterson was expected to make radio contact at around 1 am, but that call was never received.

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Weather Visual Flight Rules Ceiling Pilot 222

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. The initial rotation that initiates a spin may result from other factors, such as incorrect control inputs or turbulence.

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Center of Gravity Weight-Shift-Control Aileron Rudder 98

Ask the Pilot

MARCH 13, 2025

I don’t which part irks me more: the boring typeface, the blank bottom, or the tail emblem, which is a neutered version of the one it replaces. Then we have the tail. GRADE: D-minus MINTY FRESH JetBlues livery features a grab bag of different tail patterns. We were not ready for the turbulence that came before.

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Tail Airlines Airline Runway 103

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

Sporting tail numbers 28000 and 29000, the VC-25As have been transporting heads of state for the US since 1987. Modifications were made to the aircraft to install a swing tail for easier loading, and the upper fuselage extended for more cargo capacity. The end result was four 747s with three times the cargo volume of a 747-400F.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 257

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

APRIL 18, 2025

For the 2nd flight, I thought the crew handled quite well especially it was a turbulent flight and I find the service on both flights quite pleasant. As for the economy class seats, they are similar to the ones you see on low cost carriers and so is the legroom space.

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Cabin Crew Airlines Airline Turbulence 99

Fear of Landing

JUNE 7, 2024

The bad weather continued to plague them and the crew were concerned about the lightning, icing and turbulence associated with thunderstorms. In the heart of the storm, excessive wind and turbulence could have stressed the aircraft and caused structural damage. In the cockpit were three flight crew: two pilots and a flight engineer.

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Cabin Crew Weather Descent Turbulence 105

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The trigger can be any external force such as a wind gust or turbulence. However, if the aircraft has an oversized tail but not enough dihedral in the wings, it becomes vulnerable to spiral instability. Tail Design Larger, more effective stabilizers provide stronger restoring forces. How Does a Dutch Roll Begin?

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Stability Center of Gravity Aileron Rudder 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I pony-tail my long hair, disheveled by the tempest brewing across much of central Canada, and say, “We’re in for a treat today. We can expect extreme thunderstorms, turbulence, torrential rain, and fog. Turbulence tosses us up, down, and sideways. ” He ignores me. ” Sarcasm spills across his tight lips.

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Weather Knot Distance Measuring Equipment Pilot 98

Air Electro

MARCH 3, 2025

Vibration Resistance Designed to resist vibration, Mil-Spec connectors maintain secure connections and consistent performance to prevent short circuits in turbulent conditions. Contacts come with crimp, solder cup, and PC tail choices and can be either detachable or non-removable. The higher-density connectors use size 22 contacts.

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Turbulence Tail 52

AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

pic.twitter.com/2O3nxWjF1P — UPS Airlines (@UPSAirlines) July 29, 2021 UPS 747 nose cargo door interior A small fleet of 747s have a tail that swings open. A loaded ULD can weigh thousands of pounds; that much weight shifting during takeoff or in turbulence can be catastrophic. Going during turbulence is always an adventure.

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Flight Deck Cargo Weight-Shift-Control Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

However, the obstacles generate mechanical turbulence, making the air less stable. But remember, the crosswind you just battled is still hitting the aircraft’s wing and tail. Wind speed will vary as you descend, requiring constant control input adjustments. Be prepared for gusts! Your job is not over until the aircraft is tied down.

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Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

The Rifle ASOS recorded a gust of 43 mph from the south: a 100-degree shift in direction, putting it right on his tail. The Rifle ASOS recorded a gust of 43 kt from the south: a 100-degree shift in direction, putting it right on his tail.” He expedited his landing trying to fly out of what was likely epic sink.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

The Garmin glass lived up to its reputation for being easy to program, and the autopilot did as it was programmed, even in turbulence, with appropriate rudder input. The tail comes off the ground to a tail-low position and the airplane flies off at about 45 knots. With the available power, takeoffs are a ball.

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Gross Weight Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Rudder 78

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The guns from nose to tail were as follows: The electrically powered and hydraulically actuated Bendix chin turret (B-17G only) was operated by the bombardier when he wasnt head down in the Norden bombsight. The tail gunner manned twin.50s, caliber weapons with a firing rate of 13 rounds per second.

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Airplanes Descent Pilot Weather 105