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Why don't airports use different radio frequencies/channels for each plane to prevent communications from interfering with each other?
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What is the typical space allocated to first class vs. economy class passengers?
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When did fighter jet designers stop prioritizing Whitcomb's Area Rule?
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What type of aircraft do Tintin and Captain Haddock use on their way to Peru in "The Seven Crystal Balls"?
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What happens to thrust and drag in a straight and level flight?
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Why is calibrated airspeed (CAS) greater than indicated airspeed (IAS) at lower airspeeds?
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C-130 supreme propulsion on thought experiments
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Do you need to fill out the MedXPress form every time you renew your medical?
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Do GA aircraft pilots use predefined routes (via GPS or DME/VOR vectoring) or methods such as GPS-direct/ VOR-to-VOR in UC airspace?
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First airplane with software?
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What is the significance of the exclamation mark (!) on ACARS page of a Boeing 737?
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What is the difference between auto-start and manual start in an A320?
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What does this switch on Boeing Sky overhead bins do? Why is it always set before taxi?
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Why is this plane flying in circles?
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What are the opimum values of Cl during descent?
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When outbound from an IAF on an approach to a procedure turn, may the pilot choose whether to use time or distance?
Awarded Apr 12 at 23:26
How can I acquire an N number that's showing as deregistered?
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Is there a valid case to do the imposible turn(180)?
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Confused about screen height definition
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Does anyone know why the Horten Ho 229 V2 crashed?
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Constant speed propeller blade pitch compared to fixed-pitch
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Why aren't quadjets required to remain controllable after a sudden, simultaneous failure of two engines on one side?
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How Long Will Boeing Keep the 737 in Production? [closed]
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Helicopter V speeds explanation
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Can ATC assign speed adjustment to aircraft on final approach course?
Awarded Apr 10 at 20:12
Why would Boeing's MCAS be preferable to a modified Feel and Centering Unit?
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What are the complete assumptions and final conclusions from 'Thin Airfoil Theory' in aerodynamics?
Awarded Apr 10 at 14:56
What are the customs decal and eAPIS requirements for flying to the Bahamas?
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Why do some planes cage their attitude indicator while parked?
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What is the difference between landing weight and end-of-mission weight?
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What was this strange orange and grey plane I saw today? [closed]
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What is the minimum glide ratio of a motorized glider?
Awarded Apr 9 at 13:10
Why does one airliner fly along the coast and the other doesn't?
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What is this display for on the Embraer E175?
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Which are the main aluminium alloys used in airliner construction?
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What is the structural significance of 'dimples' on the fuselage of a Boeing 747?
Awarded Apr 8 at 6:21
What is the function of the aft stator in CFM's open rotor engine design?
Awarded Apr 8 at 4:40
Does a dual-rotor helicoptor like the Chinook transition from hover to forward flight differently than a single rotor helicopter?
Awarded Apr 8 at 1:07
Are you required to fly a full hold when doing a course reversal?
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Why do pilots have control of so many functions that seem like they should be always-on? [duplicate]
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How to calculate the shear centre of a wing?
Awarded Apr 4 at 15:21
Why don't [most] sailplanes use whole-airplane / ballistic parachutes?
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Where do airports use 3-bar VASI for the visual glideslope?
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ENGINE OIL SYSTEM SERVICING IN A318/A319/A320/A321 - ENGINE IAE-V2500
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Does one-engine cruise consume less fuel than two-engine cruise?
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Can the MEL be equal to MMEL?
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How did the sailor survive getting sucked into an engine?
Awarded Apr 3 at 7:21
Are ICAO airport codes starting with X-ray valid?
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What are these white drops on the exhaust plug of a CFM56-7B engine?
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What are the books that a must read when starting instrument rating? [closed]
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Cruise with a single engine in a twin, good idea?
Awarded Apr 1 at 21:41
What is this air-scoop behind the cockpit of the Polikarpov I-153 and Stearman?
Awarded Apr 1 at 20:05
Does a carbon fiber fuselage suffer wear from pressurization/depressurization?
Awarded Apr 1 at 18:42
How does an altimeter deal with the non-linear pressure gradient?
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How can I calculate the effect of winglets on aircraft performance?
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Which Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) is used in Airbus H145?
Awarded Mar 31 at 19:51
What is the most effective way for a VFR pilot to scan the instruments during manoeuvres?
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How to calculate lift and drag of commerical aircraft in different phases of flight?
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Why is a half-streamlined body less aerodynamic?
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Is gascolator and fuel strainer the same thing?
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