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Questions about the different choices that aircraft designers (typically aerospace engineers) make in order to create an aircraft.

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How are these parameters derived from readings of sensors in an aircraft: angle of attack, s...

When the manufacturer builds a plane, they make a table with correction of readings according to altitude and position of the sensor
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Would an 8% reduction in drag outweigh the weight addition from this custom CFD-tested winglet?

First of all great analysis! I am not expert in aerodynamics but from the little I know, aircraft are a compromise. When you design a plane you have to make shapes that are possible to manufacture, do …
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When was the first THS (Trimmable horizontal stabilizer) used and on what aircraft?

The THS (Trimmable Horizontal Stabiliser) is just the Airbus name for the elevator trim. In Boeing planes it's called Stab trim. All planes have a trim on the elevator: the differences you can find is …
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