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Are wings any more efficient at creating lift, versus orienting the engine's thrust downwards?

answered Apr 18, 2017 at 10:26

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How can best glide speed be lower than best rate of climb speed?

answered Jan 31, 2020 at 23:21

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What is the difference between a forward slip and a side slip?

answered Mar 5, 2019 at 20:44

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Why are many parts of an airliner required to be triplicated, but not the "parts" most likely to malfunction (i.e., the pilots)?

answered Dec 21, 2023 at 22:32

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If you were to fly an ILS in a knife edge would you receve GS and LOC be flipped?

answered Dec 8, 2019 at 21:06

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What are the spikes on Ingenuity's blades?

answered Apr 11, 2021 at 14:55

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In a piston aircraft, how much noise is generated by the engine, and how much by the propeller?

answered Sep 19, 2017 at 19:59

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What is the maximum altitude of barometric altimeters?

answered Mar 4, 2017 at 1:17

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What kind of flaps are used in gliders?

answered Dec 18, 2017 at 23:10

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If in a coordinated turn, the horizontal lift vector is equal to the Centrifugal force. Then how is the aircraft still turning?

answered Oct 21, 2023 at 20:51

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Why do we feel gravity on a plane?

answered Jan 31, 2018 at 9:18

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How do uncoordinated turns (skid, slip) affect a helicopter's turn radius?

answered Feb 10, 2017 at 10:45

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How does the nose of a plane self adjust down

answered Mar 2, 2019 at 13:58

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Why and how were "eybrow windows" helpful in tight turns?

answered Dec 20, 2020 at 5:12

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What is the "Centre of Pressure"?

answered May 7, 2018 at 10:00

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Is it possible to avoid vomiting while practicing stall?

answered Nov 26, 2022 at 14:11

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Why does elevator still raise and lower the nose when the aircraft is steeply banked?

answered Mar 6, 2019 at 21:04

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What is physics explanation for minimum sink rate airspeed?

answered Feb 20, 2020 at 23:12

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Can Savannah be stalled with agressive yoke pull?

answered Dec 27, 2020 at 18:24

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In general, how do aircraft handle differently in inverted flight versus in upright flight?

answered Oct 13, 2018 at 12:09

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What differentiates the entry procedures for spins and snap rolls?

answered Mar 26, 2021 at 10:36

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Pitot tube model

answered Mar 13, 2019 at 21:33

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Is the elevator really an 'angle of attack control' as described in Stick and Rudder?

answered Jan 3, 2021 at 10:25

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Is there an ideal lift distribution for human-powered aircraft?

answered Jan 21, 2021 at 21:53

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Are wings any more efficient at creating lift, versus orienting the engine's thrust downwards?

How can best glide speed be lower than best rate of climb speed?

What is the difference between a forward slip and a side slip?

Why are many parts of an airliner required to be triplicated, but not the "parts" most likely to malfunction (i.e., the pilots)?

If you were to fly an ILS in a knife edge would you receve GS and LOC be flipped?

What are the spikes on Ingenuity's blades?

In a piston aircraft, how much noise is generated by the engine, and how much by the propeller?

What is the maximum altitude of barometric altimeters?

What kind of flaps are used in gliders?

If in a coordinated turn, the horizontal lift vector is equal to the Centrifugal force. Then how is the aircraft still turning?

Why do we feel gravity on a plane?

How do uncoordinated turns (skid, slip) affect a helicopter's turn radius?

How does the nose of a plane self adjust down

Why and how were "eybrow windows" helpful in tight turns?

What is the "Centre of Pressure"?

Is it possible to avoid vomiting while practicing stall?

Why does elevator still raise and lower the nose when the aircraft is steeply banked?

What is physics explanation for minimum sink rate airspeed?

Can Savannah be stalled with agressive yoke pull?

In general, how do aircraft handle differently in inverted flight versus in upright flight?

What differentiates the entry procedures for spins and snap rolls?

Pitot tube model

Is the elevator really an 'angle of attack control' as described in Stick and Rudder?

Is there an ideal lift distribution for human-powered aircraft?