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What does ATC do during "slow" times?

answered Jan 19, 2020 at 0:39

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Is it possible to fly around the world to stay in daylight with a fighter jet?

answered Oct 14, 2022 at 10:30

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Why isn't the wing span of a certain airliner longer with the longer fuselage versions?

answered Jan 8, 2016 at 1:01

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If both propellers and wings are airfoils, then why do propellers deflect air perpendicularly to the rotor, but wings not?

answered Mar 11, 2018 at 12:11

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What is the difference between a go-around and a missed approach?

answered Oct 22, 2017 at 16:13

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How can an aircraft’s maximum design operating speed be greater than its never-exceed speed?

answered Feb 27, 2020 at 0:35

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Does a windmilling propeller create more drag than a stopped propeller in an engine out scenario?

answered May 16, 2019 at 20:58

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Is there a simple relationship between angle of attack and lift coefficient?

answered May 22, 2019 at 12:58

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Why would an ILS installation need a “reflecting surface” around the glideslope antenna?

answered Mar 27, 2020 at 13:31

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What was the first aircraft equipped with a RAT?

answered Aug 28, 2019 at 12:08

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How does the GMU44 magnetometer differ from a magnetic compass?

answered Mar 14, 2023 at 9:06

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What does the Airspeed indicator show when your pitot tube is blocked?

answered Nov 24, 2018 at 19:38

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Is it possible to design a helicopter with fixed rotor blades only (no blade angle/flap/pitch)?

answered Oct 11, 2016 at 22:57

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Why can’t a single-fan-beam radar determine the elevation angles of its primary targets?

answered Apr 5, 2020 at 14:03

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How much force does a helicopter's tail rotor counteract?

answered Jan 19, 2020 at 17:08

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Why do (or did, until very recently) aircraft transponders wait to be interrogated before broadcasting beacon signals?

answered Jun 10, 2019 at 20:36

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Why does the angle of descent increase in a constant headwind while decreases in a sudden encounter with a headwind, in a descend?

answered Sep 8, 2018 at 11:03

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How is the drift corrected in INS-driven attitude/heading indicators?

answered Mar 21, 2018 at 0:26

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In track while scan mode of radar operation what are the methods to predict next position of target?

answered May 22, 2019 at 21:12

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Why is a reduction in lift called 'drag'?

answered Jul 6, 2019 at 0:13

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What does the C* (Cstar) parameter demand ?(A320)

answered Mar 23 at 20:49

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What does the Permanent Magnet Alternator do exactly and how works?

answered Oct 19, 2022 at 5:57

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Do crew rest seats count towards the maximum allowed number of seats per flight attendant?

answered May 14, 2019 at 15:03

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quadcopters — should the propellers/motors all be at the same height

answered Nov 13, 2018 at 16:15

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Can a barrel roll really be executed at a constant 1G?

answered Jan 13, 2018 at 17:33

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What is the optimal bank angle to accomplish a given turn in a glide?

answered Jan 11, 2016 at 12:37

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Do jetliners carry radar that can detect other aircraft?

answered Nov 7, 2020 at 1:12

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Can autopilot track ILS without any internal heading reference?

answered Apr 27, 2021 at 8:55

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What would be the advantages and drawbacks of a single-propeller tiltrotor?

answered Jul 6, 2019 at 1:07

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What specific hazard is the practice of identifying an ILS LOC by Morse code trying to prevent?

answered Dec 9, 2021 at 13:36

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What does ATC do during "slow" times?

Is it possible to fly around the world to stay in daylight with a fighter jet?

Why isn't the wing span of a certain airliner longer with the longer fuselage versions?

If both propellers and wings are airfoils, then why do propellers deflect air perpendicularly to the rotor, but wings not?

What is the difference between a go-around and a missed approach?

How can an aircraft’s maximum design operating speed be greater than its never-exceed speed?

Does a windmilling propeller create more drag than a stopped propeller in an engine out scenario?

Is there a simple relationship between angle of attack and lift coefficient?

Why would an ILS installation need a “reflecting surface” around the glideslope antenna?

What was the first aircraft equipped with a RAT?

How does the GMU44 magnetometer differ from a magnetic compass?

What does the Airspeed indicator show when your pitot tube is blocked?

Is it possible to design a helicopter with fixed rotor blades only (no blade angle/flap/pitch)?

Why can’t a single-fan-beam radar determine the elevation angles of its primary targets?

How much force does a helicopter's tail rotor counteract?

Why do (or did, until very recently) aircraft transponders wait to be interrogated before broadcasting beacon signals?

Why does the angle of descent increase in a constant headwind while decreases in a sudden encounter with a headwind, in a descend?

How is the drift corrected in INS-driven attitude/heading indicators?

In track while scan mode of radar operation what are the methods to predict next position of target?

Why is a reduction in lift called 'drag'?

What does the C* (Cstar) parameter demand ?(A320)

What does the Permanent Magnet Alternator do exactly and how works?

Do crew rest seats count towards the maximum allowed number of seats per flight attendant?

quadcopters — should the propellers/motors all be at the same height

Can a barrel roll really be executed at a constant 1G?

What is the optimal bank angle to accomplish a given turn in a glide?

Do jetliners carry radar that can detect other aircraft?

Can autopilot track ILS without any internal heading reference?

What would be the advantages and drawbacks of a single-propeller tiltrotor?

What specific hazard is the practice of identifying an ILS LOC by Morse code trying to prevent?