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What is this contraption off the wing of a US Navy DHC-6?

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What is this contraption off the wing of a US Navy DHC-6?

What should the pilots and ATC do if a passenger forgot her baby at the airport?

Why minutes of Latitude and Longitude tick marks point up and left on sectional charts?

Will the pilot bear any responsibility or be investigated if a passenger dies due to a medical emergency that the captain refused to act upon?

Where are the DC-3 parked at KOPF?

Trying to find air crash for a case study

How can I switch from MAG to TRU heading in a 737?

When reporting roll attitude, is that relative to the horizon or relative to the Earth frame?

Approach beacons location

Who was the first person to break the sound barrier?

How does WAAS improve the accuracy of the GPS?

What is this aircraft from the TV series "Fear the Walking Dead"?

Is the front wheel supposed to turn 360 degrees?

Why is a conductive nose a desirable feature for stealth aircraft?

Why does flow separation cause an increase in pressure drag?

How are individual spool optimal speeds determined in 3-spool engines like Trent 700/800?

What flight conditions trigger the "altitude, altitude" callout on an A-10?

Do any airports other than Mataveri restrict the number of airplanes that can fly within their sphere of influence at any one time?

On airplanes with bleed air anti-ice systems, why is only the leading edge of the wing heated? What happens in freezing rain?

Has there ever been an accident caused by a laser pointer strike?

What material is used to make the hot sections of jet engines?

Why don't aircraft use D.C generators?

Is there any anti-ice system on Cessna Citation II?

Is it possible to find the actual dimensions of the Radial Drive Shaft and Bevel Gear of the CFM56-7B?

Had there ever been a self-ejecting FDR/CDR?

What is this white smoke like thing, seen inside the cabin before takeoff?

What's the difference between the "approaching minimums" and "plus hundred" callout for Boeing aircraft?

A/FD Landing Weight Codes

Does information about private heliports need to be published in the AIP?

Certification of high voltage to low voltage converters