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36 votes
6 answers
12k views

Why do propeller blades not have winglets?

35 votes
10 answers
90k views

Could someone really die in the way that Goose did in the movie "Top Gun"?

18 votes
7 answers
6k views

How to build a 2 mile long runway on a 1 mile square island?

17 votes
4 answers
2k views

Why do planes not fly "backwards" (up from the planes POV) when in a vertical climb?

14 votes
3 answers
3k views

Do some light sport aircraft have clipped wings to lower their cruise speed?

14 votes
6 answers
8k views

Does a headwind affect the climb gradient?

11 votes
1 answer
4k views

Is the stall speed different at -1G?

11 votes
2 answers
4k views

Why does landing gear retract with an offset?

11 votes
1 answer
3k views

How does the VOR receiver pick up the signal and how are the needles controlled?

9 votes
2 answers
1k views

How do helicopters handle P-Factor?

8 votes
5 answers
30k views

Why does condensation form on the wing especially during take-off and landing?

8 votes
1 answer
2k views

What is the trim wheel behavior on the A320 family?

7 votes
1 answer
3k views

What's the MTOW I can fly with a PPL?

7 votes
2 answers
781 views

Why is an outward spinning propeller better in theory on the North American F-82 Twin Mustang?

6 votes
1 answer
453 views

What switch was Skiles talking about shortly before the Hudson landing?

6 votes
2 answers
1k views

On a modern Aircraft like the A320 or B737, is it possible to disable computer interference with the control inputs of the pilots?

5 votes
1 answer
1k views

How are there some Victor airways that exceed the service area of the VORs they are identified by?

4 votes
1 answer
2k views

Becoming a CFI in the USA as a non-US citizen [closed]

2 votes
2 answers
2k views

What happens if an A320 goes to full throttle with the parking brake set? [duplicate]