Top new questions this week:
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A few instances of injury/death were reported when passengers/pilots got partially sucked out of the airplane due to cabin depressurisation in a commercial aircraft. Paratroopers, on the other hand, …
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In the photos below, the propellers on the B-29 props all stop in the same position. Is this done by hand, it is this automatic?
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I heard this line in Top-Gun (1986): Voodoo 1: Mustang, when you get the chance, can you give me a mode-four check? What does “mode-four check” mean?
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Basically the question in the title. The military has regulations that say to obey the localizer minimums if more than have scale deflection below glide slope, but for civilians how much obstacle …
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I understand that even during IFR, the ATC can authorize visual approach to the pilots. Are there any tell-tale signs from track data (for example as on FlightRadar24) that will show the aircraft is …
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What is the role of HP (high pressure) and LP (low pressure) fuel pumps in aircraft like the A320? Why are two different ones needed?
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Is there a way to measure the sideslip angle during flight through the relationship of heading, track and drift angle? For example if you turn the aircraft into head or tailwind – does the sideslip …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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I have pretty bad flying phobia and often wonder what would happen if all the engines on the craft went out at the same time. I initially had the anxiety-ridden thought that the hundreds of thousands …
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When flying at high altitudes in an unpressurized plane, you use portable oxygen tanks to prevent hypoxia and other altitude-related symptoms. but does this 100% pure oxygen cause health issues when …
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Cruise missile engines are relatively smaller in size. However, they might need the same level of expertise e.g. metallurgy, single-crystal blades, etc. Do the design and manufacturing of cruise …
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What is the difference between a turbojet engine and a turbofan engine? I know that both of them have a fan and have turbines but how to distinguish them?
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I’m told that this is true, but I can’t imagine why. It seems like the fact that there is less air would make the engines less efficient… But that probably just shows how little I know about jet …
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In the US, a common mnemonic for the documents that must be on board an aircraft is ARROW: Airworthiness Certificate Registration Certificate Radio Station License (international flights only) …
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A document said that the optimum CG position is from 13% MAC to 33% MAC. I’d like to know what that means, and what would this look like on an actual plane.
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Can you answer these questions?
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If we consider the most modern turboshaft engines, what will the approximate speed for the bleed airflow when it’s routed from the latter stages of the engine and supplied to the areas that require …
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Can I log Simulated Instrument flight time and instrument approaches with a safety pilot if I need an Instrument Proficiency Check? I am instrument rated but haven’t done my 6 Instrument approaches …
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I’ve noticed that some planes cage their attitude indicators went Park and uncaged them after start. As seen in this Lear 35 checklist. Why is this?
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