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Do airplanes need brakes in the air?

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Apr 30 at 2:08 Vikki - formerly Sean 22.7k
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What is this object in the cockpit of an ultralight?

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Feb 7 '19 at 16:13 ymb1 99.3k
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How many flight hours do the first retiring A380s have?

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Nov 26 '19 at 22:31 DeltaLima 69.4k
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What exactly do “captain”, “pilot”, “co-pilot” and “first officer” mean?

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Jan 8 '19 at 15:22 abelenky 26.9k
 
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Why there so many pitch control surfaces on the Piaggio P180 Avanti?

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Sep 18 '19 at 14:27 Jpe61 13.1k
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Does the B-1B Lancer have controllable canards?

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Sep 8 '19 at 12:27 Jpe61 13.1k
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Is it possible to convert a passenger A380 to carry cargo?

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Mar 22 '20 at 23:35 Charles Darcy 1
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For how long after the last A380 delivery does Airbus have to provide spare parts for it?

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Feb 20 '19 at 2:40 Community♦ 1
 
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Does the Antonov An-225 have an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)?

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Jun 29 at 9:08 Olivier 1
 
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How does a single engine tail wheel landing gear airplane turn when it is on the ground?

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Feb 19 '19 at 15:02 John K 81.9k
 
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Why were the ailerons of the Fokker Dr. I (Red Baron) located on the top wing?

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Sep 26 at 20:07 Peter Kämpf 199k
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Why is the empennage design of this Lockheed 1049E so complicated?

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Oct 8 '19 at 1:36 Vikki - formerly Sean 22.7k
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Can an Airbus A380 or Boeing B747 fly with only 2 engines?

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May 18 '19 at 22:14 Vikki - formerly Sean 22.7k
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What is the aerodynamic reason that the An-225's vertical stabilizers are not simply vertical?

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Nov 11 '19 at 23:14 Zeus 7,180
 
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What is the meaning of first flight and introduction in aircraft production?

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Sep 25 '19 at 14:00 Bianfable 31.5k
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If a twin-engine airplane's propellers both rotate in the same direction, do they still produce a left-turning tendency?

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Sep 17 at 20:49 Frank Edik 1
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Do contra-rotating propellers have the same RPM?

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Feb 22 '20 at 4:53 ymb1 99.3k
 
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of tail wheels that cause modern airplanes to not use them?

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Dec 1 at 22:09 Max Power 1,580
 
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Why are the engines of the Airbus A400M slightly tilted down?

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Sep 22 '19 at 18:11 John K 81.9k
 
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Why are the leading edges of wings not always made as 'sharp' as possible?

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Aug 4 '19 at 12:49 Koyovis 47.3k
 
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Is the MD-11's third engine slightly nose up?

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Jan 9 '19 at 1:50 Robert DiGiovanni 9,498
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If, one day, we have an electric airplane, will it be easier to control than a fuelled airplane?

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Nov 30 '19 at 4:03 Michael Ibanez 61
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Is any device installed on airplane to measure wind speed relative to the ground, and its direction?

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Oct 3 '19 at 12:28 Bianfable 31.5k
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What is that extended nacelle feature on the Honda HA-420 HondaJet?

jet-engine feature-identification nacelle hondajet
Feb 23 '19 at 20:05 John K 81.9k
 
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What was the lift equation used by the Wright brothers?

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Jan 24 '19 at 19:47 Meatball Princess 1,648
 
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Are commercial pilots ranked or graded differently based on the size of the aircraft they fly?

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Jan 22 '19 at 4:09 Ralph J 37.6k
 
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What is the maximum angle between an airplane and runway centerline when touching down at a crab angle in a crosswind landing?

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Jan 8 '19 at 22:21 Mike Sowsun 28.5k
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What is the explanation of this airfoil phenomenon? Why the air from below the leading edge's tip deflected up?

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Oct 12 '19 at 19:55 Peter Kämpf 199k
 
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Why do some airplanes have a vertical rudder hinge while some others are canted?

aircraft-design aircraft-systems
Oct 3 '19 at 1:49 Koyovis 47.3k
 
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What is the function of activating an individual elevator on the B-1B Lancer?

aircraft-design feature-identification control-surfaces rockwell-b-1-lancer
Sep 5 '19 at 12:09 ymb1 99.3k
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