Questions tagged [airliner]
An airliner is a large, commercial aircraft operated by an airline for transporting people and/or cargo.
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Feasibility of converting long body carriers into stationary field hospitals [closed]
Considering the current pandemic crisis, and the fact that and there are thousands of grounded planes that can be put to other uses, I come with a somewhat dumb question.
Is it possible to remove ...
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What percentage of aircrafts is for travelling purposes [closed]
What percentage of aircrafts is for travelling purposes (i.e., flying passengers)? What percentage is for military, cargo, etc. purposes?
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How often is a commercial (airliner) flight flown without autopilot? [duplicate]
When it comes to commercial flights, I am aware that once the aircraft has reached a certain altitude, the autopilot activates and assists the pilots in flying the aircraft. It makes being a pilot on ...
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Do horizontal stabilizers on airliners have varying angle of incidence in the span-wise direction (washout or negative twist)?
Reading this question and answers, I was wondering if modern airliners with cruciform tail have some noticalbe washout or negative twist along the horizontal stabilizer's span.
During cruise, if wing'...
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Does joystick position control bank angle in some Airbus aircraft? And what happens when the pilot deflects the joystick when wheels are on ground?
Does joystick position control bank angle rather than directly controlling aileron/spoileron deflection in some Airbus aircraft?
Also, what happens when the pilot deflects the joystick when the all ...
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How much does a passenger-to-freighter conversion cost?
Transforming a passenger airliner to a freighter seems to be common. If I understand correctly (do not hesitate to correct me), it basically consists of removing many components (seats, galley, ...) ...
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What is an airliner's “green dot speed”, and how does it vary with weight, and why?
A related question told us, quoting from an Airbus performance manual,
Green dot speed (minimum gradient) is a function of weight.
Comments under the question stated that the "green dot speed" ...
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Why does an airliner have a shallow descent when heavier, opposite to gliders with ballast?
Gliders utilize water ballast to, among other things, descend faster:
But sometimes you need to get down fast: This is when water ballast is added.
In airliners however, the heavier the plane, the ...
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What's the rattling noise on an A320?
I recently flew on an A320, and during takeoff when the aircraft was rotating, I heard a loud rattling noise. If I had to guess I would say it came from the gear below but I can't be sure. I was ...
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Do airliner cabin filters trap viruses or other pathogens?
I understand that half the air in an airliner is re-circulated (per How much air is recirculated (vs. bleed air injected) in modern airliners cabin?). Of this 50% re-circulated air, what it's the ...
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Airliner headlights flashing alternately [duplicate]
I live in Portland,Oregon. I watched a large jetliner coming into the airspace heading to the airport. The red,green and tail lights were normal. But the headlights were blinking alternately. I ...
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Concorde thrust reversers engaged on parked aircraft, but not all engines?
Am I correct in interpreting this photo as showing one thrust reverser engaged, while the other is open? Do the thrust reversers fall into place on a fully powered down Concorde? Could this be caused ...
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Cruise Mach Number less or more than Critical Mach Number
Do commercial airplanes cruise at Mach number higher than the critical Mach number? And what is the critical Mach number of airplanes like B777 or A330?
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During which phase of the mission profile, the airplane fastest?
In a mission profile, there are various phases such as Climb, Cruise, and Descent (excluding other phases). My question is during which of these phases, the Mach number of the airplane is highest? Is ...
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What is this type of aircraft?
In this picture, could anyone describe what type of aircraft and which airline it is?
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Could an airliner be as efficient lower and slower?
Could an airliner ever be as efficient at 15 or so meters using ground effect as it is at 50,000 km even if it has to go slower and be shaped differently?
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How efficient would an airliner be if it did not have to carry its own fuel?
Hypothetically, if all the fuel was supplied externally or pulled from the atmosphere to where the plane had never to carry any fuel on board, how much more efficient would an airliner be? The plane ...
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What is the Function of Pressurization Light on Exit Doors for Commercial Airliners?
I am well aware that the average human is unable to open plug doors in flight due to pressurization of the cabin. I've noticed, however, a "cabin pressure" warning light in the window of exit doors, ...
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At what point does an aircraft become an airliner?
For me, the term 'airliner' conjures up an image of a passenger jet that is capable of hosting a large number of passengers¹ but I'm finding it difficult to source a reputable definition or etymology ...
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Airfoil and Wing Analysis for Transonic Speed (M = 0.85 and Re = 42 million)
I am working on a project where I have to design a plane which has to cruise at 0.85 Mach at 35,000 ft. While working on the wing design, I quickly discovered that 6 series airfoils, with a good ...
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Are there any airliners capable of vertical climb with engine thrust only by pointing the nose up?
So, sort of inspired by this question, I was wondering if there were any passenger airliners with enough thrust to fly straight up, supported purely through the thrust of their engines rather than the ...
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What happens when an airplane is retired? [duplicate]
With launch of new models every few years, what happens to the older airplanes which was in service for more than decades? Where does it get stored.
Who buys old airplanes? Does manufacturers buys ...
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What is the slowest rotation speed in a spin for an airliner?
I know such manoeuvre is abnormal for an airliner. Given the answer to this question I guess spin recovery is not be demonstrated in airliners' flight tests.
The air china 006 incident shows that ...
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What kind of warranty comes with a commercial aircraft?
Just wondering what the warranty is like. Can an airline simply decide to give every single aircraft back for the money they paid? Assuming they were unhappy with the results.
Will the manufacturers ...
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How do jetliners age (major or notable checks and part replacements)?
As commercial airliners can be (and are) operated for many years (or even decades), I've started to ponder - how do they actually age? Or - in other words - what are major or notable maintenance-...
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What are the limits of ground effect over water on an airliner plane at cruising speeds? [duplicate]
What height over a fixed plain (such as water) can a plane begin to take advantage of the ground effect or when air is compressed between the wing and ground near cruizing speed? Could an airliner ...
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How is the fuel quality monitored/assured for jetliners?
With tens of thousands of flights daily, many out of smaller and perhaps 'sketchy' airports, it would seem that serious incidents caused by contaminated fuel should happen a lot more often (in a quick ...
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What prevents a commercial jet from electronically “resetting” the way a computer sometimes does?
I've had a fear of flying for the past several years and one of the ways this irrational phobia manifests is concern over the airplane power-cycling in mid-air: engines cutting out, control equipment ...
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What was in the noses of airliners before the weather radar?
At the time of the first Lockheed Constellations, airliners fitted with a weather radar were not common, and the navigator was not placed in the airplane nose. Thus, the nose seems to be mostly dead ...
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Is it possible to have a fully electric airliner?
Is it possible to have a fully electric airliner?
How much room would have to be sacrificed for a power bank in these aircraft to allow similar range to the current models (e.g., A320, 737, etc.)?
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Airliner fuselage [duplicate]
I would like to know how much thick is a modern airliner fuselage, and which systems are on the plane to mantain the correct pressure of air in the cabin.
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Can ekranoplans (GEV) be more efficient than traditional airliners?
Ekranoplans or Ground Effect Vehicles (GEV) fly low enough to the ground that their wings stay in the ground effect. This increases lift and efficiency.
But GEV fly in the lower atmosphere (...
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Why can't commercial aircraft have a wing boundary layer suction system?
I've read that NASA's boundary layer suction system on the wings can reduce drag by removing the boundary layer through the suction holes. If this can reduce a lot of drag (hence improving fuel ...
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Why don't commercial aircraft have variable sweep wings? [duplicate]
I was wondering why commercial aircraft don't have variable sweep wings just like the Bell X-5 did? By sweeping the wing further at high altitude it helps the aircraft move faster and also it helps ...
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Why are there no large turboprop passenger airliners? [duplicate]
If turboprop engines are more efficient than turbofan/jet engines at lower speeds, and have a lower specific fuel consumption, why are there no large passenger airliners that utilize the turboprop ...
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Why are the first sounds of an approaching enroute airliner low frequency, booming ones?
Often I will hear an intermittent, low frequency, powerful, booming sound that resolves into that of an airliner flying enroute high (FL 300+) overhead. So the first sounds that an airliner flying ...
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Why do modern airliners have windscreens which open? [duplicate]
I'm sure it must be nice for pilots on a hot day to pop open their windscreen while waiting on the tarmac, but is there a good engineering or safety need for them? There must be a significant amount ...
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Approx 1948 Brasil Brazil Airliner…what is it? Taildragger?
What plane is this? It's a taildragger, 4 blade prop, twin engine plane. The photo was taken approximately in 1948, maybe in Brazil?
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Is the “Boom” project vaporware or really going to happen? [closed]
Is this https://boomsupersonic.com viable or more vaporware?
Any solid information?
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What's the plug used on airliners for ground power?
What's the plug pair called?
What's the ISO/whatever standard involved?
What do they look like close-up?
Is it pretty standard today worldwide?
Is the plug identical for the hugest airliners as for ...
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What if a commercial airline pilot misses their flight?
Pilots need to arrive at the airport 1 hour before their departure. What if one of them is not able to report on time (due to any circumstances or reason) and also misses the departure time of flight.
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How often do jet-liners have touch and go landings?
I read that a go around is 1-3 out of every 1000 and I wondered how rare it is for a large commercial plane to actually hit the runway before deciding to go back up again.
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What adds more weight to a twinjet? Tail-engines or wing-engines?
Let's say we have a large commercial jet, with exactly 2 engines, capable of holding at least 200 passengers.
It could be a traditional jet like the Boeing 777, where both engines are in the wing. Or ...
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What are the effects of dihedral on net lift of a wing? [duplicate]
I read somewhere on the internet that dihedral decreases wing lift,so my question is will dihedral decrease the lift of an airplane wing since the wings are attached to the fuselage at an angle ? If ...
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Was the Boeing 2707 design flawed?
The mach 2.7 capable Boeing 2707 has an interesting design. I'm curious if there has been any studies done that concluded that this aircraft would simply not have worked, given the way it was ...
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What are advantages and disadvantages of flaperons?
What are some advantages and disadvantages of flaperons? Do they cause some issues or are they top-notch reliable?
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Why don't modern jet engines use forced exhaust mixing?
Jet engines are noisy[citation needed] - even a modern high-bypass turbofan is still deafeningly loud compared to pretty much anything except the even-louder low-bypass turbofans or a turbojet (much ...
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Can jetliner pilots program departures when specific RNAV procedures do not exist?
Can commercial pilots (e.g. 737 and 737 Max) program departures into their on-board GPS navigation system for the first portion of a flight that doesn't have specific RNAV procedures?
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Is it legal to bring your own survival gear aboard an airliner?
Is it legal to bring your own survival gear aboard an airliner?
Considering the sobering article by William Langewiesche that is appearing in the July 2019 edition of "The Atlantic", one might want ...
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Is it possible that commercial airliners use an EMALS or other form of electric launch? [duplicate]
I am doing a big project for school over the summer, and was wondering if anyone can help? I just want a professional opinion on the idea. Is it possible or no?
