Although most aircraft are made of the same basic elements, wings, rudder, elevators, a fuselage, and a tail cone, the way these elements are created and organized on the aircraft can be a little...
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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...
Whether as a passenger on an airliner, or a student pilot in the cockpit, you’ve probably noticed rolling onto the beginning of a runway very large numbers and maybe even a letter painted onto the...
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 /...
If you’re lucky enough to be flying with an autopilot, or if you’re dreaming about one day having an autopilot, then the term “flight director” is probably going to be in your vocabulary at...