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Questions about aviation history, starting from kites, balloons, airplanes, helicopters and rockets.
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Is there an example of a classic aviation engineering moment when engineers had to discard a...
Depending on your criteria, this might qualify:
Airbus scrapped a concept, and redesigned it to make the A350. The original idea was to use A330 fuselage sections to create a competitor to Boeing 787, …
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When did Piccard reach his record altitude of 23 km (75,500 ft)?
This is a just barely an answer, but: the most reputable source for any aviation related record is
World Air Sports Federation / Fédération Aéronautique internationale - FAI
Auguste Piccard has two re …
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What is the origin of the following aviation slang terms?
I have made this answer a community wiki, so we can avoid pointshopping and flood of conflicting answer. Only edit this if you are sure of what you think you know.
Kick the tires and light the fires
T …
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How could "aggressor" pilots fly foreign aircraft without speaking the language?
A couple of things come to mind that enable this:
you don't become a fighter pilot if you are not intelligent and highly motivated
you are not learning a new skill, just doing what you are already …
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In 1924, why did aviators use an oak propeller for pontoon aircraft and walnut propeller for...
This has to do with the properties of the wood: oak and walnut are both strong, non shrinking and resistant to warping.
Oak is a heavier and very water resistant. Walnut on the other hand, while light …
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Were propeller airplanes significantly more "scary" to fly in compared to modern jet ones?
Although this site usually discards questions dealing with subjective matters, I'm glad to see this question has "survived" the peer review. My two cents:
Thing with "ye olde aircraft" is, that at the …
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