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What is the relationship between power and fuel efficiency?
Awarded 12 hours ago
Can one "create" a private interpilot air-to-air frequency to chat?
Awarded 13 hours ago
Which commercial aircraft can perform a parallel engine start?
Awarded 17 hours ago
Why is communication between ATC and airliners not also written?
Awarded yesterday
Why does fuel vaporize in the carburetor?
Awarded 2 days ago
How do droops help to avoid stalls?
Awarded May 20 at 5:40
Why is this commercial plane making this manoeuvre?
Awarded May 20 at 0:26
How many versions of the P-51 dorsal fin fillet are documented?
Awarded May 19 at 13:36
How often does a pilot ask ATC for a repeat?
Awarded May 18 at 19:26
What are the differences between the Avro RJ85 and the BAE 146-200?
Awarded May 18 at 12:17
Why do fighter pilots use night vision goggles rather than normal light inside the cockpit?
Awarded May 17 at 14:22
What prevents a Machmeter from being the standard airspeed indicator?
Awarded May 17 at 13:27
What is this old seaplane floating on its wing?
Awarded May 16 at 22:48
What is this WWI aircraft?
Awarded May 16 at 12:20
How does leading edge flap increase camber?
Awarded May 16 at 11:18
Is there absolutely any way (hook or crook) to listen to ATC in India, especially Bangalore?
Awarded May 16 at 0:32
How is the JFS manual hand pump operated on an F-16?
Awarded May 14 at 20:20
How can I ensure that I have a mode C transponder?
Awarded May 14 at 1:27
What happens if a pilot uses left rudder during a turn to the right?
Awarded May 13 at 12:05
What are Uses of thin airfoil and thick airfoil?
Awarded May 13 at 6:07
When told "call sign only" in a frequency change, how to transmit it?
Awarded May 12 at 20:50
How does a U.S. military air traffic controller become a civilian air traffic controller?
Awarded May 12 at 19:34
If a twin-engine airplane's propellers both rotate in the same direction, do they still produce a left-turning tendency?
Awarded May 12 at 12:02
When do pilots perform a CAT II/III autoland?
Awarded May 12 at 1:16
Are there any civilian powered-lift aircraft besides the AW609?
Awarded May 11 at 10:16
What aircraft is shown in this cockpit picture?
Awarded May 11 at 0:32
How will flying through mountains cause altimeter problems?
Awarded May 10 at 2:57
What does the "High Alt Landing" guarded push button on the A320 exactly do?
Awarded May 9 at 14:52
Is it legal for an SEP airplane to fly above its service ceiling?
Awarded May 9 at 12:10
Could a plane land vertically in a strong headwind?
Awarded May 8 at 12:22
Why are RC rotor blades different from helicopter blades?
Awarded May 8 at 10:19
Do modern airliners have oxygen sensors in the cabin?
Awarded May 8 at 7:06
What are satellite time, GPS time, and UTC time?
Awarded May 7 at 18:30
What is a rhumb line?
Awarded May 7 at 12:17
Any idea what this 3-engine beauty is?
Awarded May 6 at 18:46
What's the purpose of depiction of visual flight track on some Jeppesen approach charts?
Awarded May 6 at 16:56
Has there been an aircraft with multiple type of engines? [duplicate]
Awarded May 5 at 21:51
What is the exact purpose of the string attached between front fuselage & the tail section of the transport aircraft's? [duplicate]
Awarded May 5 at 8:25
What is this stem on the underside of a Cessna 172R (1997)?
Awarded May 5 at 7:10
What is the difference between Body Pitch Rate and Inertial Pitch Rate?
Awarded May 4 at 4:02
Can I fly a STAR (standard terminal arrival route) if I can't maintain the minimum speed for it?
Awarded May 3 at 2:25
What is the operating altitude of jetliners?
Awarded May 1 at 19:45
How does the nozzle diameter affect the thrust of a ducted propeller?
Awarded Apr 30 at 20:02
How do slats reduce stall speed?
Awarded Apr 30 at 9:18
Does the US military use metric system?
Awarded Apr 29 at 1:06
What’s the difference between a tail number and a Manufacturer's Serial Number?
Awarded Apr 28 at 14:40
Can you identify this antenna on a Cessna 172N?
Awarded Apr 27 at 14:18
If I buy my own aircraft in which to earn my PPL, does my instructor need to be certified to fly the type of aircraft I own/am training in?
Awarded Apr 27 at 13:36
Variable versus fixed costs in the airline industry
Awarded Apr 27 at 8:02
How often does fan blade out happen?
Awarded Apr 26 at 19:52
Why does the Cessna 152/172 nose wheel turn only when the aircraft is moving?
Awarded Apr 26 at 18:04
What determines the maximum speeds for a particular aircraft?
Awarded Apr 25 at 17:51
What was the value proposition of the 767-400ER over the 777?
Awarded Apr 24 at 5:45
What are these "lines" on the A319 flaps, are they damaged?
Awarded Apr 24 at 3:42
Can you do your PPL solo time in an ultralight?
Awarded Apr 24 at 2:12
Is it legal to use handheld radios to listen to airport frequencies in Australia?
Awarded Apr 23 at 16:12
Is it legal for a crop duster to fly right over my house while spraying?
Awarded Apr 22 at 22:47
Why is the CFM56 produced with two different thrust reverse options?
Awarded Apr 22 at 17:51
Why aren't swarms of cheap consumer-level drones a viable anti-aircraft tactic?
Awarded Apr 22 at 15:47
If I were to scratch build a helicopter, as the manufacturer, would I need a pilot's license to fly it?
Awarded Apr 22 at 15:33
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