Aviation

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How did the Caproni Ca.60 electrical communication system work?
Awarded 18 hours ago
Why did early 747s have only two or three windows on the upper deck on each side?
Awarded May 31 at 17:42
How can pilots sleep or rest merely 1 hour after takeoff?
Awarded May 30 at 4:28
Why aren't 757 scimitar winglets flush with the ailerons?
Awarded May 21 at 2:46
Why does the P-3 Orion use an engine driven compressor instead of bleed air for pressurization?
Awarded May 14 at 15:57
Why is a centrifugal compressor in aircraft engine less susceptible to stall and surge?
Awarded May 5 at 15:56
Can commercial automatic flight control fly back-side?
Awarded Apr 27 at 15:21
Was there any kind of preventative collision training for dogfights during WWI and WWII?
Awarded Apr 23 at 18:57
Is this contrail from an airplane or a rocket?
Awarded Apr 16 at 8:30
Why does the radar dome on the E-3 have a white stripe down the middle?
Awarded Apr 6 at 23:10
What are these pipes on an Avro Vulcan?
Awarded Mar 18 at 15:55
How does a remote pilot land a fixed-wing UAV?
Awarded Mar 1 at 23:45
Who is responsible to check for radar-altimeter disagreement?
Awarded Jan 23 at 15:50
In a flat spin, does the F-16 use its rudder deflection against the rotation for recovering?
Awarded Jan 4 at 23:40
Why does the low voltage warning light not illuminate when the alt switch is on, but the engine is off?
Awarded Dec 11 '19 at 6:35
Where does the 90 seconds limit for plane evacuation come from?
Awarded Dec 9 '19 at 3:25
Is a cIearance only valid once it's accepted?
Awarded Nov 12 '19 at 3:25
Who said “A little of all of us goes with every pilot we lose”?
Awarded Nov 9 '19 at 0:20
What does the “nose-high” product of inertia represent?
Awarded Sep 30 '19 at 8:00
What “jet engine” is featured in this ad that Simone Giertz made for a phone?
Awarded Sep 28 '19 at 9:25
Who was the first flight test engineer?
Awarded Sep 26 '19 at 13:40
What are the ejection injury and fatality rates?
Awarded Sep 11 '19 at 21:30
Other than a swing wing, what types of variable geometry have flown?
Awarded Jul 26 '19 at 0:40
What needs to be considered when changing a tire during boarding/deboarding?
Awarded Jun 27 '19 at 9:35
Does the auto thrust at takeoff compensate for asymmetric engine characteristics?
Awarded Jun 16 '19 at 20:35
How would an aircraft visually signal “in distress”?
Awarded Jun 5 '19 at 0:45
Why does the F-15 have a swept-back trailing edge at its wing tips?
Awarded May 24 '19 at 23:10
What is the primary reason that the non-towered airports KACV and KTVL have E4 extensions to E2 airspace?
Awarded May 6 '19 at 20:00
How to measure thrust produced from combustion chamber of Gas Turbine Engine?
Awarded Apr 25 '19 at 16:40
Did the FAA order the installation of “Cooper vanes?”
Awarded Apr 14 '19 at 3:25
What does “leave clear on its left” mean in UK regulations relating to collision avoidance on non-runway landings?
Awarded Feb 19 '19 at 10:35
Can pilots tell if a cloud or fog is made out of water droplets or ice crystals when flying through it?
Awarded Feb 19 '19 at 5:25
What would be the power requirements and performance of a Scroggs-type delta-wing aircraft with a 250 cm span?
Awarded Feb 8 '19 at 19:00
What is this flyer in a 1911 short film?
Awarded Jan 11 '19 at 14:45
What is this unusual leading edge flap on a B737-200?
Awarded Jan 4 '19 at 5:45
What prevents BFS from becoming unstable when pitching from horizontal to vertical?
Awarded Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
Is there research suggesting that VFR cruise altitude rules improve safety?
Awarded Nov 23 '18 at 16:25
Transonic buffet - reason for a rapid movements of the shockwave along the wing chord line?
Awarded Oct 1 '18 at 20:35
Why are flying-boom tankers restricted to a single boom?
Awarded May 28 '18 at 17:30
How to handle the formula for computing net thrust of closely coupled engine systems for an engine with a nacelle that has non-circular dimensions?
Awarded May 9 '18 at 20:52
Is the Airbus Beluga's safety record comparable with the record of other Airbuses?
Awarded Mar 9 '18 at 18:13
Why did the flight Osaka -> Frankfurt circle above the airport after taking off from Osaka International?
Awarded Feb 16 '18 at 18:53
How does thrust reverser selection have a destabilising effect on the rudder and increase the lateral skidding tendency of the aircraft?
Awarded Feb 1 '18 at 7:53
Can the mass flow rate for different power settings be determined?
Awarded Jan 30 '18 at 18:37
Why are winches not used for towing commercial planes up?
Awarded Jan 25 '18 at 15:50
Why do some countries separate a transition level and a transition altitude?
Awarded Sep 28 '17 at 16:13
Where can I find more information about my grandfather's crashed B-18a bomber on Mt. Redoubt Alaska?
Awarded Jul 21 '17 at 17:07
How to calculate flight time from time at full throttle?
Awarded Jul 17 '17 at 20:10
Is there anywhere one can buy or find plans to build a human powered aircraft? [closed]
Awarded Jul 11 '17 at 22:00
What is the data size of Hilton Software's WingX Pro 7 app and all of its databases? [closed]
Awarded Jun 29 '17 at 22:02
What's the UX in modern airliner avionics for diversion choices, and does it integrate to autopilot?
Awarded Jun 2 '17 at 19:59
Is this calculation for the 'free' climbing speed when flying in a headwind with a gradient correct?
Awarded Mar 30 '17 at 15:27
Could the crew of XL Airways Germany Flight 888T not hear important chimes, due to the stall warning?
Awarded Mar 28 '17 at 6:42
Could an airplane dock with a set of wing extensions while airborne?
Awarded Feb 16 '17 at 6:03
Why not have Pitot Heat always on?
Awarded Jan 12 '17 at 19:13
Is it technically feasible to dampen the control stick in an Autogyro?
Awarded Dec 20 '16 at 18:46
What aerodynamic implications would a fictional two-pronged fuselage have?
Awarded Oct 23 '16 at 18:10
Who must approve a globally distributed satellite to ground laser communication system?
Awarded Oct 15 '16 at 8:57
What is the maximum height of USAF fighter pilot?
Awarded Sep 12 '16 at 22:26
Is there a time limit for a line-up and wait?
Awarded Sep 9 '16 at 15:53
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