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Is there a manual which describes the algorithmic procedure on which the Vertical Navigation Guidance is based?

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lift v-speeds

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airbus boeing flaps

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aircraft-design

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What are these things on the A350's instrument panel?

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Do airline pilots use this high-speed, high-drag technique for losing altitude?

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wing feature-identification

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radar balloon

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sr-71 nose

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aircraft-maintenance terminology airbus

modified yesterday Bianfable 9,166

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Is a Compass Swing Platform part of a runway or taxiway?

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How to calculate DDM in a ILS dual frequency system?

ils measurement navaids

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aircraft-design aerodynamics wing drag turbulence

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In a turbofan what holds the spinning axis?

turbofan

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Why barotitis, but only during descents and sometimes?

landing passenger medical

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Why is the stagnation point on the upper surface before the start of circulation?

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How to measure wind speed in a wind tunnel

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Would shutting down the engine have prevented the Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 crash?

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