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You can, but you have to live with the consequences. There are several things that can happen: Depending on the vertical gusts ahead, you might not even get close to v$_{NE}$. There is another speed …

In reality, there is no neat boundary between the air flowing through the propeller and that surrounding it, but for computing thrust this simplification works well if the airspeed is identical across … flow times speed change: $$T = \pi \cdot\frac{d_P^2}{4}\cdot \rho \cdot \left( v_{\infty} + \frac{\Delta v}{2} \right) \cdot \Delta v$$ If the engine has the power P, the thrust is net power divided by airspeed …

At sea level, the optimum range speed is only 9.96 m/s or 35.86 km/h, just about its take-off airspeed. …

Now the reduced density will require more angle of attack and will reduce engine output so in the end the same angle of attack is maintained at a higher altitude but a slightly lower indicated airspeed …

If you prefer something more realistic and readily available, go with the fastest business jet, the Cessna Citation X, or if you need a little more range, the Gulfstream 650. The Cessna can cruise at …

The first diagram you link to shows three lines but does not indicate what they represent. I guess the bold line is thrust over speed. Then this diagram is correct for a turbojet. Thrust $T$ is the …

Swing wings combine the high sweep angle helpful for Mach 2+ flight with tolerable low-speed handling characteristics. They were needed to fulfil the demands on military aircraft called for in tenders …

Solar Impulse has no flaps and a high aspect ratio wing. Therefore, the c$_{l_{max}}$ of the wing should be no higher than 1.8, most likely 1.6. While a rigid airfoil can be designed with a higher c$_ …

Airplanes do not stall at the same indicated speed or even at the same angle of attack - it all depends on circumstances. The angle of attack dependency is discussed here. An increased pitch rate can …

Subsonic aircraft drag is composed of two major components: Pressure drag. Most of this is induced drag, but also some is from viscous effects which result in less pressure on the rear sections of a …

why does an increase in vertical load factor cause the crossover airspeed to increase? Because a higher load factor needs a higher lift coefficient when flying at the same speed. …

If the fastest crossing of the Atlantic is your metric, the winner is the Vickers VC-10. It was very advanced for its time with airfoils close to what today would be called supercritical. In 1979, Sup …

All aerodynamic forces are proportional to the dynamic pressure, which is the product of air density $\rho$ and half of the square of flight speed $\frac{1}{2}v^2$. If your flight mass is reduced, red …

The basic principles needed for an answer are: Thrust varies linearly with air density. Lift at constant angle of attack (AoA) equally varies linearly with air density. Increasing the angle of attac …

The absolute ceiling is defined as the altitude where climb speed drops to zero. This implies that there is only one speed at which the airplane does not lose altitude. Flying any faster or slower wil …