Turboprop and turbofan engines appear to be radically different machines. How do the fundamental differences in each engine type affect the safety, efficiency and performance of these...
Posts by Allen Herbert
Turbojets and turbofans are often discussed interchangeably in the aviation world, but are actually somewhat different types of engines. Both are “jet” engines and are in some ways...
Piston and turboprop powered aircraft uniquely overlap in their flight regimes raising the inevitable question of which power plant is better. The two power sources can be compared in a range...
Modern transport aircraft designers have settled on two primary layouts; engines slung beneath the wing and for smaller aircraft, engines mounted on the aft fuselage. The most ubiquitous of...
Airport identification codes are assigned according to a wide variety of standards, and in some cases, those standards even seem inconsistent. There are three letter / number codes, four letter /...
The Cessna 172 in one guise or another appears in nearly every pilot’s logbook over the course of their flying career, and there are good reasons for that. The humble 172 makes for a good...