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146 Questions

Why do control towers have tilted glass panels?

Is a firm landing an indication of the pilot inexperience?

How are brakes cooled on heavy aircraft?

How dissimilar are redundant flight control computers?

Why are many jet aircraft designed to cruise around FL350-370?

Where do I land if I fly from KLAX with a constant east heading, crossing the US and the Atlantic ocean?

Jet engines: are they owned by the airline or just rented?

On which point(s) in a jet engine does the reaction force act?

What is the use of this jet aircraft with tanks between biplane wings?

How is wind direction reported (blowing from or blowing to)?

Are there any Boeing 747 still flying for commercial use?

Does air traffic control identify a distress situation when an aircraft flies triangles in the sky?

Principle of aerodynamic lift: are misconceptions also taught in flight schools?

What are these large yellow circles painted across the runway?

Would the Gee Bee be allowed to fly today, with so little forward visibility?

How thick is the skin of an aircraft like the Airbus A350 or Boeing B777?

What is the smallest manned aircraft with four engines?

Why does an airliner fuselage have a constant section over its length rather than a tear drop shape?

What does the actual path of air within a turbojet engine look like?

Are tower simulators used in civil ATC training?

What is the reason for changing the speed reference (IAS or Mach number) with altitude?

How are large cargo aircraft loaded at airports?

Is it legal to board a plane dressed like a flight crew member if you are not a crew member?

Why are westbound transatlantic routes located hundreds of km away from eastbound routes?

How can a pitot tube freeze when it's heated?

Could fly-by-wire protect against a takeoff tail strike?

How does aviation deal with satellite and Moon laser ranging, and other scientific lasers in the sky?

How to land the aircraft when the flight deck is full of smoke?

How does contrail formation differ from turbofan to turbojet?

What is this aircraft with pipes at the flight deck windows?