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What is the lift to drag ratio of a human being?

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Why are heavy flaps better than just a bigger wing?

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Could an airliner exceed Mach 1 in a zero-G power dive and safely recover?

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Why do sailplanes have such large tails?

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How do canards reduce the X-59's sonic boom?

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How did the CVR of Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 keep recording after the collision?

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Why have high lift devices on both leading and trailing edge?

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Induced drag reduction from tandem wing

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What made Concorde so heavy?

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Can a bullet/finless rocket shape be a stable lifting body?

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How can tailplane force imbalance twist a tailcone off?

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What if the bomb bay is hit?

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How far from the Concorde's ground track was the sonic boom tolerable?

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Does altitude affect glide ratio?

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82 Questions

What is the lift to drag ratio of a human being?

Why are heavy flaps better than just a bigger wing?

Is it practical to intentionally stall an aircraft to execute a fast, controlled descent?

Why have propeller engines never been mounted on the tail in production transport aircraft?

Could an airliner exceed Mach 1 in a zero-G power dive and safely recover?

Why is the B-29 bomb bay grossly oversized?

Why did the L1011's direct lift control help make good landings?

Did Lockheed test the TriStar in conditions similar to a century of operation?

Why do sailplanes have such large tails?

Can flaps be used to perform rotation and flare?

How do canards reduce the X-59's sonic boom?

How did the CVR of Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 keep recording after the collision?

Why have high lift devices on both leading and trailing edge?

Induced drag reduction from tandem wing

Does flutter disappear above the flutter speed?

Why will the 777X be tested for crosswind handling with wingtips raised?

How high does the "bug layer" extend?

What justifies a biplane over a braced monoplane?

What made Concorde so heavy?

Can a bullet/finless rocket shape be a stable lifting body?

How can tailplane force imbalance twist a tailcone off?

What if the bomb bay is hit?

How far from the Concorde's ground track was the sonic boom tolerable?

How do supersonic warplanes deal with birds?

Does altitude affect glide ratio?

How is it an advantage for the L1011 to not right itself?

Why does the mass penalty of cantilever vs externally braced wing decrease with aircraft size?

Are larger airplanes more likely to stall?

Why is the thrust-specific fuel consumption much worse for high bypass turbofans at cruise?

Does jet engine exhaust velocity relative to itself remain constant despite speed changes?