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I am puzzled by the spikes on Ingenuity's blades (marked by a red box in the image below).
What is their function ?
Are these special to Ingenuity?
Why don't they collide during high RPM?
Don't they ...
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There was a widely reported news story about a TUI Boeing 737 flight, where a bug in reservations system caused 38 passenger on the flight to be allocated a 38kg standard weight as opposed to the ...
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I can't figure out what this is. It looks like each post is threaded, but why is a mystery to me. My guesses include a grounding post, a bolt/nut testing stand that's not actually in an aircraft, or ...
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The fuel-injected engine has six cylinders, so it's not a "per-cylinder" thing nor is it related to a carburetor.
P.S. That screen is the entirety of the air filter. Apparently it's meant ...
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TL; DR using flaps to directly control sink/climb rate near ground = simpler and faster response = easy to fly airplane?
Rotating is the pitch up during takeoff that causes the aircraft to leave the ...
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I was studying a picture of a P2V Neptune seen from below, and what struck me was how far back the engine nacelles reach. Unfortunately, I can't find that original photo but this one shows what I'm ...
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From all the missiles/guide bombs I have come across, I've always observed that a symmetric airfoil is used for both the wing and tail.
Why not have a cambered airfoil for the wing and a symmetric ...
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I was having a discussion with some friends about general aviation aircraft with cabin-class seating. We were discussing cruise speeds and there were some "shop talk opinions" flying around about what ...
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During taxi, the taxi lights are used, and I think the landing lights are required to be used up to 10.000 feet for all commercial flights.
However, my question is regarding the abovementioned lights:...
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What are the main differences in flying a Boeing vs an Airbus aircraft?
Ignoring cosmetics, e.g. nose/window shape (see How can I tell apart an Airbus from a Boeing?)
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It seems like a lot of the newer airliners have winglets or wing fences. How do they improve aircraft performance?
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I have seen references to "FL180" and "FL300", and I know that they stand for Flight Level 180 and Flight Level 300. I've also seen references to "an altitude of 18000ft" or "an altitude of 30000ft".
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I'm not sure if it's just in Boeing aircraft, but I've heard that Cost Index has something to do with flight planning but have no idea what it is.
What is it for and how is it calculated? (I'm happy ...
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I found a data source, where Boeing 737 could be encoded with the following values - 733, 734, ...
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Can you answer these questions?
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I am curious if the total pressure recover for supersonic inlets, in general, decrease for an increase in Mach number.
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I'm looking some information about the so called Jozza Bombsight used for example on board of the Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 during WWII. Thank you
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On page 26 of the legend for the February 25 2021 issue of the "Chart Supplement" for the NE region of the US, in reference to airports where Class D airspace converts to surface-level Class ...
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