User AirCraft Lover

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Do airplanes need brakes in the air?

asked Nov 4, 2019 at 14:11

29 votes

3 answers

9k views

What is this object in the cockpit of an ultralight?

asked Feb 6, 2019 at 1:18

26 votes

3 answers

9k views

How many flight hours do the first retiring A380s have?

asked Nov 26, 2019 at 1:00

22 votes

5 answers

25k views

What exactly do "captain", "pilot", "co-pilot" and "first officer" mean?

asked Jan 7, 2019 at 3:36

16 votes

4 answers

6k views

Why there so many pitch control surfaces on the Piaggio P180 Avanti?

asked Sep 18, 2019 at 8:13

12 votes

1 answer

3k views

Does the B-1B Lancer have controllable canards?

asked Sep 7, 2019 at 3:22

10 votes

3 answers

771 views

For how long after the last A380 delivery does Airbus have to provide spare parts for it?

asked Feb 16, 2019 at 14:05

10 votes

2 answers

2k views

Is it possible to convert a passenger A380 to carry cargo?

asked Feb 17, 2019 at 2:17

10 votes

1 answer

6k views

Does the Antonov An-225 have an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)?

asked Nov 10, 2019 at 12:09

10 votes

2 answers

576 views

Why is this angle of attack sensor tab not symmetrical between the leading and trailing edges?

asked Mar 3, 2022 at 13:49

9 votes

3 answers

4k views

How does a single engine tail wheel landing gear airplane turn when it is on the ground?

asked Feb 18, 2019 at 23:20

9 votes

2 answers

769 views

Why were the ailerons of the Fokker Dr. I (Red Baron) located on the top wing?

asked Sep 15, 2019 at 10:17

8 votes

2 answers

3k views

Why is the empennage design of this Lockheed 1049E so complicated?

asked Oct 7, 2019 at 8:05

8 votes

2 answers

5k views

Can an Airbus A380 or Boeing B747 fly with only 2 engines?

asked Jan 9, 2019 at 1:23

8 votes

3 answers

3k views

Why does this V-22's rotors rotate clockwise and anti-clockwise (the right and the left rotor respectively)?

asked Nov 23, 2022 at 15:35

7 votes

2 answers

588 views

What is the aerodynamic reason that the An-225's vertical stabilizers are not simply vertical?

asked Nov 10, 2019 at 21:43

7 votes

3 answers

4k views

If a twin-engine airplane's propellers both rotate in the same direction, do they still produce a left-turning tendency?

asked Jan 23, 2019 at 2:11

7 votes

3 answers

1k views

What is the meaning of first flight and introduction in aircraft production?

asked Sep 25, 2019 at 11:48

7 votes

5 answers

2k views

Do contra-rotating propellers have the same RPM?

asked Sep 17, 2019 at 15:22

7 votes

5 answers

13k views

What are the advantages and disadvantages of tail wheels that cause modern airplanes to not use them?

asked Sep 14, 2019 at 5:08

6 votes

5 answers

5k views

Why are the leading edges of wings not always made as 'sharp' as possible?

asked Dec 27, 2018 at 11:04

6 votes

1 answer

1k views

What is this part in Embraer Legacy 650 and what is it function?

asked Feb 16, 2022 at 18:27

5 votes

2 answers

647 views

Why does the helicopter Robinson R22's rotor blade have flat part as in the picture? What is it for?

asked Nov 27, 2022 at 9:17

5 votes

2 answers

627 views

Why are the engines of the Airbus A400M slightly tilted down?

asked Sep 22, 2019 at 3:05

5 votes

2 answers

333 views

If, one day, we have an electric airplane, will it be easier to control than a fuelled airplane?

asked Nov 29, 2019 at 1:07

5 votes

1 answer

402 views

Why do some airplanes have a vertical rudder hinge while some others are canted?

asked Oct 3, 2019 at 1:18

4 votes

4 answers

3k views

Is any device installed on airplane to measure wind speed relative to the ground, and its direction?

asked Oct 2, 2019 at 11:46

4 votes

1 answer

604 views

What is the function of activating an individual elevator on the B-1B Lancer?

asked Sep 5, 2019 at 2:12

4 votes

1 answer

514 views

What is that extended nacelle feature on the Honda HA-420 HondaJet?

asked Feb 22, 2019 at 2:42

4 votes

2 answers

662 views

Are commercial pilots ranked or graded differently based on the size of the aircraft they fly?

asked Jan 21, 2019 at 11:27

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102 Questions

Do airplanes need brakes in the air?

What is this object in the cockpit of an ultralight?

How many flight hours do the first retiring A380s have?

What exactly do "captain", "pilot", "co-pilot" and "first officer" mean?

Why there so many pitch control surfaces on the Piaggio P180 Avanti?

Does the B-1B Lancer have controllable canards?

For how long after the last A380 delivery does Airbus have to provide spare parts for it?

Is it possible to convert a passenger A380 to carry cargo?

Does the Antonov An-225 have an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)?

Why is this angle of attack sensor tab not symmetrical between the leading and trailing edges?

How does a single engine tail wheel landing gear airplane turn when it is on the ground?

Why were the ailerons of the Fokker Dr. I (Red Baron) located on the top wing?

Why is the empennage design of this Lockheed 1049E so complicated?

Can an Airbus A380 or Boeing B747 fly with only 2 engines?

Why does this V-22's rotors rotate clockwise and anti-clockwise (the right and the left rotor respectively)?

What is the aerodynamic reason that the An-225's vertical stabilizers are not simply vertical?

If a twin-engine airplane's propellers both rotate in the same direction, do they still produce a left-turning tendency?

What is the meaning of first flight and introduction in aircraft production?

Do contra-rotating propellers have the same RPM?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of tail wheels that cause modern airplanes to not use them?

Why are the leading edges of wings not always made as 'sharp' as possible?

What is this part in Embraer Legacy 650 and what is it function?

Why does the helicopter Robinson R22's rotor blade have flat part as in the picture? What is it for?

Why are the engines of the Airbus A400M slightly tilted down?

If, one day, we have an electric airplane, will it be easier to control than a fuelled airplane?

Why do some airplanes have a vertical rudder hinge while some others are canted?

Is any device installed on airplane to measure wind speed relative to the ground, and its direction?

What is the function of activating an individual elevator on the B-1B Lancer?

What is that extended nacelle feature on the Honda HA-420 HondaJet?

Are commercial pilots ranked or graded differently based on the size of the aircraft they fly?