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12
How useful are the AOA Indexers and indicators for jet pilots and civillians?
Apr 30 '19 at 21:55
12
In a spin, are both wings stalled?
Apr 4 '19 at 20:12
9
What would be the safest way to drop thousands of small, hard objects from a typical, high wing, GA airplane?
Jul 18 '19 at 16:07
8
Landing in very high winds
Apr 9 '19 at 1:22
7
Why are thrust reversers not used to slow down to taxi speeds?
May 7 '19 at 16:36
7
What is the difference between static and dynamic stall?
Mar 29 '19 at 0:13
7
Are there left seat qualifications specific to actual handling of the aircraft?
Mar 19 '19 at 2:20
6
Are taller landing gear bad for aircraft, particulary large airliners?
Mar 25 '19 at 13:15
5
How does latitude affect the air temperature at 8 km altitude where planes fly?
Jan 9 '20 at 0:19
5
Could the stick position be used as a Angle of Attack indicator?
May 21 '19 at 14:39
5
Do aircraft performance figures include corrections for areas with especially strong or weak gravity?
May 19 '19 at 0:12
5
Why doesn't extending the flaps on a B-2 send it into an uncontrollable dive?
May 3 '19 at 12:53
5
Why are the AOA sensors placed outside the aircraft?
Apr 15 '19 at 13:28
5
How does the Pseudo-Satellite Zephyr land?
Mar 27 '19 at 23:59
4
Why not use the yoke to control yaw, as well as pitch and roll?
Apr 22 '19 at 17:32
4
Does load factor affect roll rate?
Apr 10 '19 at 18:41
4
Why aren’t there any lifting-canard airliners?
Mar 28 '19 at 15:32
3
How may one notify the FAA of the apparent flaw in the airspace design at KEGE?
Jun 10 '19 at 12:39
3
Angle of attack difference between outer wing and inner wing during a descending turn and climbing turn
Jun 4 '19 at 17:47
3
Why is airspeed different in climbs and descents although the AoA doesn't change?
Apr 21 '19 at 13:36
3
How are modern jets modified to takeoff/land on a dirt runway?
Apr 8 '19 at 17:03
3
Do carrier-borne aircraft pilots count the seconds on the downwind leg of the carrier?
Apr 5 '19 at 13:44
3
How does stall depend on angle of attack but not speed?
Mar 31 '19 at 20:42
3
Can I use the load factor to estimate the lift?
Mar 31 '19 at 1:57
2
Can an F-16 land on an aircraft carrier, at all?
Dec 19 '19 at 2:59
2
Does “trimmed for current speed” mean that the plane will do whatever to maintain the current airspeed?
Dec 5 '19 at 2:48
2
Quadcopter: would putting 3 blades on the same level and the other blade below the first three work?
Mar 27 '19 at 13:33
2
Would the “AOA Disagree” light be the only way 737 MAX pilots could detect malfunctioning AoA sensors?
Mar 22 '19 at 17:26
1
Why is “runway behind you” useless?
Dec 13 '19 at 23:49
1
Why are airliners not inherently “speed stable”?
Jun 24 '19 at 2:07
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