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Awarded 639 times.
Why did my flight leave the gear down for the first 10 minutes of flight?
Awarded Mar 14 at 17:55
What would happen if an airplane climbed beyond its preset cruise altitude that the pilot set in the pressurization system?
Awarded Feb 28 at 19:26
What does ATC mean when they refer to "company"?
Awarded Feb 26 at 19:08
Why doesn't this 767 nose paint line up with the rest of the paint?
Awarded Feb 12 at 13:12
Why/How is the B-52 still in service?
Awarded Feb 8 at 8:09
Why was the SR-71 made of titanium?
Awarded Jan 5 at 3:51
Why were the Space Shuttle's elevons reversed, early in re-entry?
Awarded Jan 3 at 16:46
How did the propellers on the B-29 stop perfectly in sync?
Awarded Nov 18, 2022 at 3:09
Why do paratroopers not get sucked out of their aircraft when the bay door opens?
Awarded Nov 16, 2022 at 19:28
How does WiFi work on an aircraft?
Awarded Nov 13, 2022 at 14:42
Why are taxiway and runway centerline lights off center?
Awarded Nov 8, 2022 at 11:25
What do the colors indicate on this KC135 tanker boom?
Awarded Oct 12, 2022 at 19:10
What are N1 and N2?
Awarded Sep 30, 2022 at 7:45
Pilot NOT confirming checklist in Sully (2016). A script error?
Awarded Sep 16, 2022 at 6:50
Why does the 767’s main landing gear appear spaced considerably farther apart than airplanes of a comparable size?
Awarded Sep 15, 2022 at 0:12
What is this crashed WW2 era aircraft?
Awarded Sep 9, 2022 at 13:16
Why did the pilots in Top Gun: Maverick invert at the crest of the mountain before descending?
Awarded Sep 8, 2022 at 16:10
Do jet fighters have air conditioning systems?
Awarded Jul 30, 2022 at 14:36
What is this plane with its thick cockpit?
Awarded Jul 5, 2022 at 9:21
Who controls mood lighting on a commercial airplane?
Awarded Jun 29, 2022 at 11:05
What is a passenger disturbance level?
Awarded May 29, 2022 at 21:06
On the F15-E, can the WSO take over if the pilot is incapacitated?
Awarded May 23, 2022 at 18:26
If there is a misprint on an instrument plate, is a pilot required to comply with it?
Awarded May 23, 2022 at 17:41
Has any accident been prevented by bending or breaking the rules?
Awarded May 23, 2022 at 16:55
After declaring an emergency can a pilot legally resume normal navigation without landing?
Awarded Apr 19, 2022 at 17:11
Why do Air Force planes regularly fly in circles?
Awarded Mar 23, 2022 at 8:26
How do aircraft windshields not crack when flying at supersonic speeds through precipitation?
Awarded Mar 17, 2022 at 13:36
Why do propeller driven planes have intakes/inlets, such as this one on the P-51 Mustang?
Awarded Mar 12, 2022 at 9:40
What are the advantages of more than 4 propeller blades?
Awarded Mar 4, 2022 at 11:32
Is this aerodynamic braking procedure normal in a 747?
Awarded Mar 2, 2022 at 0:26
On modern commercial airliners, how much of the flight could be fully taken care of by the auto pilot?
Awarded Feb 23, 2022 at 19:04
Why pull up on the rollout after landing, after the nose wheel is down?
Awarded Feb 14, 2022 at 0:47
How do airplane wheels differ from automobile wheels and why?
Awarded Feb 3, 2022 at 10:22
Why is this plane struggling to gain altitude?
Awarded Jan 20, 2022 at 7:40
Why are Li-ion batteries not being used in aircraft but are widely used in electric vehicle industry?
Awarded Jan 15, 2022 at 16:16
How would an airplane land if the on-board radio breaks down?
Awarded Jan 3, 2022 at 6:16
How efficient is a Scramjet?
Awarded Dec 21, 2021 at 18:25
Why are two-stroke engines nearly unheard of in aviation?
Awarded Dec 17, 2021 at 0:27
Why don't most planes fly in a straight path?
Awarded Dec 13, 2021 at 11:15
Explaining a "Great Circle Route" to young Civil Air Patrol cadets
Awarded Dec 5, 2021 at 22:45
Why can gliders fly for so long?
Awarded Dec 5, 2021 at 14:03
Does lift equal weight in a climb?
Awarded Nov 28, 2021 at 5:51
Since there's "Zulu" time, is there also "Alfa" time?
Awarded Nov 27, 2021 at 21:25
Minimum number of runways required for international airports?
Awarded Nov 26, 2021 at 18:26
What are those hatches on the engines of a B-2 that are open during takeoff?
Awarded Nov 15, 2021 at 9:05
What are these holes in my Cessna 172, just in front of the elevator?
Awarded Nov 10, 2021 at 12:07
Why do digital flight instruments seem to fluctuate/flicker during landing or takeoff?
Awarded Oct 27, 2021 at 5:36
Why does the mixture knob spin?
Awarded Oct 18, 2021 at 7:21
Does air traffic control identify a distress situation when an aircraft flies triangles in the sky?
Awarded Oct 6, 2021 at 9:36
Can a plane fly without the vertical stabilizer?
Awarded Sep 29, 2021 at 17:18
Why is the 777 fuel burn rate graph U shaped and skewed to the left?
Awarded Sep 25, 2021 at 2:33
What plane is shown here in the movie Rampage?
Awarded Sep 14, 2021 at 7:16
Is it safe to carry bear spray on a GA plane?
Awarded Aug 19, 2021 at 19:10
Why would the Pakistan airspace closure cancel flights not headed to Pakistan itself?
Awarded Aug 18, 2021 at 21:05
Why did this FedEx flight (FDX1311) take such an indirect route multiple times?
Awarded Aug 11, 2021 at 17:48
Why/when is the blunt nose better?
Awarded Jul 21, 2021 at 16:55
Why don't militaries use ram-air parachutes?
Awarded Jul 15, 2021 at 21:07
Why do airliners hug the coast on flights?
Awarded Jun 29, 2021 at 16:20
Why are the aircraft in this image parked this way?
Awarded Jun 23, 2021 at 3:35
Why did the B-29 have so much leftward torque at take-off?
Awarded Jun 5, 2021 at 17:08
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