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Which one of these flaps is used on take off and land?

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Why are the wheels of aircraft relatively small?

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What is the purpose of the sharp pods under airliner wings?

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How is lift produced when the aircraft is going down steeply?

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Why does a flat plate create less lift than an airfoil at the same AoA?

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Why are the red/white control surfaces under the wing extended during a take off?

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Why is a dedicated compressor more efficient than using bleed air to pressurize the cabin?

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Why isn't the rudder below the tail?

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Heating of XB-70 vs. SR-71

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How big would a single propeller need to be on a 737?

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Buzz-saw noise from big turbofans at high thrust

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What fraction of fuel is consumed just for keeping a plane in the air?

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Can the lift equation be used for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter?

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How does a bearingless rotor work on a helicopter?

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Why was the nose gear of Concorde located so far aft?

What is this little "rod" thing on the back of the F-22 for?

How can business jets cruise so fast?

For large commercial jets is it possible to land and slow sufficiently to leave the runway without using reverse thrust or brakes

Why are the trailing edges of wings not always made as 'sharp' as possible?

Can an aircraft use ram air to generate power while flying?

Why has structural efficiency (OEW / MTOW) not improved despite increasing use of carbon fiber?

How can citizens assist at an aircraft crash site?

Why don't airliner vertical tails extend to the very aft of the fuselage?

What are these pipelines for between the folding wing mechanism of F4 Phantom II FGR2 and Buccaneer?

Can you weld a propeller blade from 120 degrees to 180?

What plane is most similar to the LEGO Firefighter Aircraft 42152?

What U-2 design challenges are still challenging?

What is name of this part on a helicopter?

Which one of these flaps is used on take off and land?

Why are the wheels of aircraft relatively small?

What is the purpose of the sharp pods under airliner wings?

How is lift produced when the aircraft is going down steeply?

Why does a flat plate create less lift than an airfoil at the same AoA?

Why are the red/white control surfaces under the wing extended during a take off?

Why is a dedicated compressor more efficient than using bleed air to pressurize the cabin?

Why isn't the rudder below the tail?

Heating of XB-70 vs. SR-71

How big would a single propeller need to be on a 737?

Why was the skid landing gear located so far aft on the X-15?

Buzz-saw noise from big turbofans at high thrust

What fraction of fuel is consumed just for keeping a plane in the air?

Can the lift equation be used for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter?

Are there any active aircraft remaining that require a 5 person flight crew?

How does a bearingless rotor work on a helicopter?