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Why do new engines have a case with a triangular tiling pattern?

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What is ILS CLASS in this airport NOTAM?

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What is the purpose of air that passes through the engine core in a turbofan engine? Is it mainly to spin the fan rotor? [duplicate]

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What are these crevices below the wing of B-52 bomber?

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Leading edge or trailing edge stall?

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How high can a helicopter fly? [closed]

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Is it possible for an indirect (Russian) attitude indicator to work in 3D without tumbling?

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Which air traffic controller is responsible for a taxiway between parallel runways?

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How much do propellers stutter?

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Question About Systemic Culture [closed]

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Why does a Thrust Vector Control System increase maneuverability?

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Is that second B-52 suffered Wake turbulence? [closed]

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What are good places to play a little bit in Southern California? [closed]

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How to find capture area of an engine inlet?

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Odd whining sound from planes passing over

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What are the ASTERIX CAT010 message types 005 and higher?

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Compressor and Turbine Matching [closed]

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How can the flap deflect to higher angles (than the wing) without experiencing loss of lift? [duplicate]

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What is this hole above the intake of engines of Mil helicopters?

helicopter feature-identification

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Degree of motion terminology for special aviation movements

terminology

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Does aviation use “style” designers?

aircraft-design

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What are the pros and cons of PPL training at class C airport?

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Vortices from the landing gear [duplicate]

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Will the blade angle of a constant speed propeller be at its least angle (fine pitch) during full throttle and prop full?

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What classification of aerial vehicle would a manned quadcopter or octocopter be?

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headwind, tailwind, weight, density exponents for DR400/180

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What is the difference between a US Part 121 Supplemental Air Carrier, and a US Part 135 Air Carrier?

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How can I determine the blade angle of a variable pitch propeller if I know the MAP and TAS?

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Why do the intake of some helicopters have a bump body?

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Are there any book on Aeroelastic analysis of Turbomachines? [closed]

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