Top new questions this week:
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What exactly is the winter baffle in parentheses, where is it used and what does it do? The image is taken from the preflight checklist of the DA40NG aircraft.
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This is the bottom of the fuselage of a DA40NG aircraft and where the right wing attaches to the fuselage. What is the thing I’m pointing at with the red arrow in the picture? As it is written in the …
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Can the newly contracted Bell V280 Valor operate on one engine?
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I hold a European PPL(A) licence, and would like to fly an ultralight in the US. In my home country, I’m not allowed to pilot an ultralight. To do that, I need a range of tests and a new licence. What …
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In particular, referencing how the Matlab/Simulink controller here uses $\theta$ (absolute pitch angle), rather than $\gamma$ (flight path angle). (Autopilot controller starts at 59:26) …
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High performance planes that depart Chicago Executive are always vectored to the left of departing towards O’Hare airspace. They than loop around the airport until above O’Hare airspace and continue …
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One of the A330/A340’s several means of flight-envelope protection is something called “alpha floor” protection. In essence, if the aircraft’s angle of attack is excessively high, TOGA …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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I was reading this question about how do pilots send distress signals in emergency scenarios, and that got me thinking… In voretaq7’s answer, he states that there are three ways to send distress …
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When a non-pilot hears the word stall, it brings to mind what happens when a car stalls – the engine quits. It seems like that would be a dangerous scenario in an airplane. From a non-pilot …
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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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I’m not an aircraft expert and I just realized that there are two different terms – turbofan and turboprop. I always had them combined in my head as a term for a large jet engine (like you would see …
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Why does an aircraft leave a white smoke trail?
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I remember reading that there are four common wing planforms: Rectangular Eliptical Tapered Sweptback I’m sure there are more. What are the different types of planform out there? Each must have its …
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I believe I was misdiagnosed with ADHD when I was a small child. I now want to get my PPL, and ive been told it might be a problem. Can I get the ADHD diagnosis removed from my medical record? I do …
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Can you answer these questions?
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The Soviet/Russian attack helicopter Ka-50 is unique in many ways, one of which being the only attack helicopter to my knowledge that only seats one crewmember. Attack helicopters generally have two …
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I’m trying to determine the pre-impact pitch of a two blade McCauley variable pitch on a Cessna 210 that hit shallow ocean water (8 feet, mostly sand) shortly after takeoff from an altitude of 300 …
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On the A321neo, the QRH has a procedure in the case of a ACT (Additional Center Tank) System Fault (Found in the QRH under Abnormal and Emergency Procedures, Fuel). When such a fault occurs, you must …
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