Profile Activity

shortstheory

Meta user

Network profile

Reputation

3,946

3.9k
3.4k
2.9k

2017
2018
2019
2020

Top tag

safety

Next privilege

5,000 Rep.

Approve tag wiki edits

Badges

Newest

Yearling

Next badge

0/1

Impact

6 posts edited

4 helpful flags

552 votes cast

Summary Answers Questions Tags Badges Favorites Bounties Reputation All actions

57 Favorites

Added Views Newest Activity Votes

172

votes

answers

132k

views

Can Microsoft Flight Simulator help me learn to fly (or make me a better pilot)?

flight-training flight-simulator

Nov 22 at 17:01 fooot♦ 64.2k

votes

answers

80k

views

How can I tell apart an Airbus from a Boeing?

aircraft-design boeing airbus

Nov 27 at 20:25 fooot♦ 64.2k

votes

answers

69k

views

Why don't small planes use turbine (turboprop) engines?

piston-engine turboprop

Jan 22 '19 at 11:36 Glorfindel 521

votes

answers

55k

views

What are the main differences piloting Boeing vs. Airbus aircraft?

airbus boeing

May 2 at 6:35 Josh 103

votes

answers

42k

views

Why are Inline Engines more commonly used than Radial Engines?

aircraft-design piston-engine

Nov 7 '15 at 2:42 Community♦ 1

votes

answers

39k

views

Can a plane fly without the Vertical Stabilizer?

aircraft-design emergency airbus-a380

Oct 27 '18 at 8:53 quiet flyer 6,997

votes

answers

31k

views

How do PAPI lights work?

runways papi

Jun 16 '18 at 15:01 cobweb cob 1

115

votes

answers

30k

views

How do jet fighters get to war?

military fighter jet range ferry-flight

Dec 8 '18 at 18:18 Pondlife 58.5k

votes

answers

27k

views

Where did the standard pressure 29.92" come from?

flight-instruments procedure altimeter

Jun 16 '17 at 1:22 aerodarts 29

votes

answer

25k

views

What are the advantages of a Spinning Wing (Magnus Effect) and why haven't any been commercially produced?

aircraft-design wing

May 25 '16 at 8:13 Urquiola 1,286

votes

answer

19k

views

What provides the greatest thrust in a high-bypass turbofan engine?

turbofan thrust

Sep 4 '18 at 15:25 Gordon Brimble 1

votes

answers

16k

views

Can jet airplanes operate on 'rough' airfields?

landing commercial-aviation takeoff runways

Feb 19 '19 at 17:51 Peter Kämpf 179k

votes

answer

16k

views

What's the difference between a two-blade prop and three-blade?

aerodynamics propeller aircraft-performance

Dec 24 '13 at 4:26 egid 21.9k

votes

answers

16k

views

Are wings any more efficient at creating lift, versus orienting the engine's thrust downwards?

wing lift aircraft-physics vtol thrust-vectoring

May 4 '17 at 14:01 Koyovis 43.1k

votes

answers

16k

views

When are aircraft required to dump fuel for emergency landings?

safety landing emergency fuel-dumping

Jul 8 '17 at 21:10 Community♦ 1

votes

answers

15k

views

Why does supersonic flight detach airflow from a wing?

aircraft-design wing

May 24 '17 at 6:03 Jay Carr 22.5k

votes

answer

13k

views

Do flight recorders float in water?

flight-recorders

Apr 17 at 21:37 Sean 18.6k

votes

answers

13k

views

Why are the pitot tubes on supersonic combat aircraft so long?

aircraft-design

Feb 12 '18 at 2:08 J Walters 15k

votes

answers

12k

views

Are we at peak speed efficiency for jet airliners at Mach 0.85?

aerodynamics jet-engine

Sep 9 '15 at 19:47 Community♦ 1

-1

votes

answer

12k

views

What aviation-related TV shows are there? [closed]

airport accidents general-aviation

Apr 20 '14 at 22:49 Community♦ 1

votes

answers

11k

views

Is a winglet better than an equal span extension?

aerodynamics aircraft-performance

Sep 29 '18 at 22:39 Pilothead 11.2k

votes

answers

10k

views

How do airliners get from the factory to the client if the aircraft does not have the required range?

airliner ferry-flight range

Nov 7 '17 at 19:38 Peter Kämpf 179k

votes

answer

views

Why does the DC-9 have engines that are angled slightly upwards?

aircraft-design jet-engine dc-9-family

Nov 6 at 23:48 Sean 18.6k

votes

answers

views

Why doesn't the aviation industry use SI units?

commercial-aviation measurement

Aug 3 '18 at 20:57 user33517 1

votes

answers

views

Why do we never see high-bypass turbofan engines sharing the same nacelle on large airliners and similar aircraft?

aircraft-design airliner engine multi-engine

Jan 28 '18 at 7:39 Peter Kämpf 179k

votes

answers

views

What is the cause of unusually strong wake turbulence from the 757?

air-traffic-control aerodynamics boeing wake-turbulence

May 21 '16 at 20:57 Community♦ 1

votes

answers

views

Why are geodesic airframes no longer produced?

aircraft-design airframe

Dec 23 '17 at 6:56 John Frazer 251

votes

answers

views

How does an airliner deal with cabin altitude at an airport above 8000 ft?

airline-operations cabin-pressure high-altitude

Jan 2 '15 at 20:57 rbp 15.5k

votes

answers

views

Why don't aeroplanes automatically put out engine fires?

emergency fire

Jul 17 '15 at 15:02 fooot♦ 64.2k

votes

answers

views

What does it mean for a plane to be aerodynamically stable?

aerodynamics stability

Aug 6 at 12:26 AEhere supports Monica 7,321

Stack Exchange Network

current community

your communities

more stack exchange communities

Next privilege

Next badge

57 Favorites

Can Microsoft Flight Simulator help me learn to fly (or make me a better pilot)?

How can I tell apart an Airbus from a Boeing?

Why don't small planes use turbine (turboprop) engines?

What are the main differences piloting Boeing vs. Airbus aircraft?

Why are Inline Engines more commonly used than Radial Engines?

Can a plane fly without the Vertical Stabilizer?

How do PAPI lights work?

How do jet fighters get to war?

Where did the standard pressure 29.92" come from?

What are the advantages of a Spinning Wing (Magnus Effect) and why haven't any been commercially produced?

What provides the greatest thrust in a high-bypass turbofan engine?

Can jet airplanes operate on 'rough' airfields?

What's the difference between a two-blade prop and three-blade?

Are wings any more efficient at creating lift, versus orienting the engine's thrust downwards?

When are aircraft required to dump fuel for emergency landings?

Why does supersonic flight detach airflow from a wing?

Do flight recorders float in water?

Why are the pitot tubes on supersonic combat aircraft so long?

Are we at peak speed efficiency for jet airliners at Mach 0.85?

What aviation-related TV shows are there? [closed]

Is a winglet better than an equal span extension?

How do airliners get from the factory to the client if the aircraft does not have the required range?

Why does the DC-9 have engines that are angled slightly upwards?

Why doesn't the aviation industry use SI units?

Why do we never see high-bypass turbofan engines sharing the same nacelle on large airliners and similar aircraft?

What is the cause of unusually strong wake turbulence from the 757?

Why are geodesic airframes no longer produced?

How does an airliner deal with cabin altitude at an airport above 8000 ft?

Why don't aeroplanes automatically put out engine fires?

What does it mean for a plane to be aerodynamically stable?