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What are the advantages of a Spinning Wing (Magnus Effect) and why haven't any been commercially produced?

answered Nov 7, 2014 at 14:04

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Is it possible for an SU-25 to fly high enough to shoot down a Boeing 777?

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Why was Concorde's cockpit so complex?

answered Jul 13, 2015 at 9:44

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Why do passenger embark on the left side of an aircraft?

answered Oct 13, 2014 at 14:40

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Would a homemade lawn chair balloon be visible on ATC and collision avoidance radar?

answered Jul 9, 2015 at 8:38

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How can a computer model yield two possible flight paths of MH370 in South Indian Ocean?

answered Mar 20, 2014 at 23:33

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Why pilots would leave the cockpit in a short flight?

answered Mar 26, 2015 at 17:01

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What's a similar looking aircraft to this illustration?

answered Dec 22, 2017 at 21:55

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Why do airline pilots have shoulder harnesses?

answered Apr 3, 2015 at 8:43

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Can a civilian aircraft pilot see a missile coming?

answered Jul 18, 2014 at 9:35

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Why is the Airbus A320 permitted to carry 180 passengers, instead of the maximum 179 allowed?

answered Apr 26, 2015 at 16:33

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How strong is the A380 fuselage-wing joint?

answered Oct 29, 2014 at 20:27

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How is an aircraft aligned at a jet bridge?

answered Jun 5, 2015 at 14:08

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What is the reasoning behind using depleted uranium as counterweights in the 747?

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Why doesn't the A380 use its outboard thrust reversers?

answered Jun 18, 2014 at 13:36

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Does it make sense towing airplanes to the head of airstrip by external (eg electric) means?

answered Oct 13, 2014 at 15:58

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Which airplane designs have the greatest longevity?

answered May 19, 2015 at 9:29

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Why do older airplanes have a wing on both the top and the bottom of the aircraft?

answered Aug 27, 2015 at 9:16

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Do helicopters ever dump fuel before landing?

answered Oct 29, 2014 at 16:44

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What was the first aircraft that could fly inverted?

answered Jun 3, 2014 at 14:26

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Do you ever get to practice ejecting out of a plane as a fighter pilot?

answered May 4, 2014 at 10:28

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Why does an aircraft as big as the Airbus A400M use turboprops?

answered May 21, 2015 at 14:50

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Can large airliners do aerobatics such as loops?

answered Jun 2, 2015 at 13:04

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Would a random passenger be allowed to fix a problem with a commercial aircraft?

answered Aug 6, 2014 at 15:00

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Why do airplanes not have manual transmission?

answered Aug 11, 2014 at 9:33

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What if you refuse to fasten your seatbelt?

answered Aug 17, 2014 at 10:03

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Could I build an airship (rigid dirigible) that used a vacuum rather than lifting gas?

answered Nov 24, 2014 at 9:04

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Why is the fuselage on an airliner circular-shaped?

answered Oct 2, 2015 at 9:34

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Why not mount airliner jet engines above the wings?

answered Nov 14, 2014 at 15:33

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If an airplane touches down short of the runway, and doesn't reach it, is it still a runway excursion?

answered Apr 15, 2015 at 8:29

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What are the advantages of a Spinning Wing (Magnus Effect) and why haven't any been commercially produced?

Is it possible for an SU-25 to fly high enough to shoot down a Boeing 777?

Why was Concorde's cockpit so complex?

Why do passenger embark on the left side of an aircraft?

Would a homemade lawn chair balloon be visible on ATC and collision avoidance radar?

How can a computer model yield two possible flight paths of MH370 in South Indian Ocean?

Why pilots would leave the cockpit in a short flight?

What's a similar looking aircraft to this illustration?

Why do airline pilots have shoulder harnesses?

Can a civilian aircraft pilot see a missile coming?

Why is the Airbus A320 permitted to carry 180 passengers, instead of the maximum 179 allowed?

How strong is the A380 fuselage-wing joint?

How is an aircraft aligned at a jet bridge?

What is the reasoning behind using depleted uranium as counterweights in the 747?

Why doesn't the A380 use its outboard thrust reversers?

Does it make sense towing airplanes to the head of airstrip by external (eg electric) means?

Which airplane designs have the greatest longevity?

Why do older airplanes have a wing on both the top and the bottom of the aircraft?

Do helicopters ever dump fuel before landing?

What was the first aircraft that could fly inverted?

Do you ever get to practice ejecting out of a plane as a fighter pilot?

Why does an aircraft as big as the Airbus A400M use turboprops?

Can large airliners do aerobatics such as loops?

Would a random passenger be allowed to fix a problem with a commercial aircraft?

Why do airplanes not have manual transmission?

What if you refuse to fasten your seatbelt?

Could I build an airship (rigid dirigible) that used a vacuum rather than lifting gas?

Why is the fuselage on an airliner circular-shaped?

Why not mount airliner jet engines above the wings?

If an airplane touches down short of the runway, and doesn't reach it, is it still a runway excursion?