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How are fly-by-wire airliners controlled in case of complete electrical failure?
Awarded Jul 19 at 17:04
Are missiles aircraft?
Awarded Jul 18 at 17:37
Are missiles aircraft?
Awarded Jul 18 at 11:00
Why do jet aircraft need chocks when they have parking brakes?
Awarded Jul 10 at 18:48
Why do jet aircraft need chocks when they have parking brakes?
Awarded Jul 10 at 14:10
May a non-instrument pilot legally file IFR as long as he amends and doesn’t accept an instrument clearance?
Awarded Jul 3 at 15:10
What could explain that small planes near an airport are perceived as harassing homeowners?
Awarded Jun 30 at 16:11
What could explain that small planes near an airport are perceived as harassing homeowners?
Awarded Jun 28 at 19:35
What type of aircraft is this?
Awarded Jun 19 at 10:26
Can someone explain the damage distribution on this aircraft that flew through a hailstorm?
Awarded Jun 11 at 21:46
Am I seeing double? What kind of helicopter is this, and how many blades does it actually have?
Awarded Jun 11 at 2:31
Why do airplanes sometimes turn more than 180 degrees after takeoff?
Awarded Jun 7 at 14:15
Vintage photo, Seatac airport
Awarded Jun 6 at 11:36
How are credit cards processed during flight?
Awarded Jun 4 at 16:05
Is it possible to tell what aircraft this is?
Awarded Jun 3 at 21:16
What is a "rapid changes in gravitational force"
Awarded Jun 1 at 7:10
How can I find the area situated under an airport traffic pattern?
Awarded May 25 at 0:42
Will the NTSB be involved in the investigation of the crash that killed the President of Iran?
Awarded May 21 at 6:05
Where does Air Force One refuel?
Awarded May 19 at 18:42
How flat does a runway need to be?
Awarded May 15 at 13:47
Can a piece of duct tape bring down a plane today (Flight 603, 1996, Perú)?
Awarded May 15 at 1:50
Why are almost all winglets turned upwards?
Awarded May 13 at 5:08
Is skydiving in IMC (through clouds) legal and safe?
Awarded May 11 at 17:47
Has there ever been a transfer of occupants from one aircraft to another while airborne?
Awarded May 10 at 6:40
Why might a flight in turbulence turn off cabin lights and heating?
Awarded May 1 at 7:05
Why does the USAF still use the C-17 Globemaster III?
Awarded Apr 25 at 19:31
Why aren't tilting propellers used as an alternative for ailerons or elevators?
Awarded Apr 21 at 17:31
Why don't airports use different radio frequencies/channels for each plane to prevent communications from interfering with each other?
Awarded Apr 18 at 4:49
What type of aircraft do Tintin and Captain Haddock use on their way to Peru in "The Seven Crystal Balls"?
Awarded Apr 16 at 20:46
C-130 supreme propulsion on thought experiments
Awarded Apr 16 at 18:05
What is this flying boat being restored at the Udvar Hazy Center?
Awarded Apr 16 at 7:19
Why is this plane flying in circles?
Awarded Apr 15 at 18:01
Is there a valid case to do the imposible turn(180)?
Awarded Apr 14 at 18:02
Why does one airliner fly along the coast and the other doesn't?
Awarded Apr 10 at 17:46
Why do pilots have control of so many functions that seem like they should be always-on?
Awarded Apr 9 at 5:58
Why do pilots have the ability to turn off the transponder in-flight?
Awarded Apr 7 at 19:41
What was the first aircraft that could fly inverted?
Awarded Apr 5 at 22:32
Does a carbon fiber fuselage suffer wear from pressurization/depressurization?
Awarded Apr 1 at 14:25
Why don't Airbus planes have perfectly smooth front sections?
Awarded Mar 20 at 15:17
Why there is only Boeing and Airbus?
Awarded Mar 18 at 14:21
How are take-off segments defined?
Awarded Mar 9 at 16:18
Is it acceptable to abbreviate “Foxtrot” to “Fox”?
Awarded Mar 9 at 8:25
Is it acceptable to abbreviate “Foxtrot” to “Fox”?
Awarded Mar 7 at 21:20
What are the hurdles to overcome before purely electric commercial aircraft can fly?
Awarded Mar 6 at 15:18
Would it be feasible to build a jet fighter plane based on a wooden construction?
Awarded Mar 6 at 10:47
What is this knob on a Martin-Baker Mk.4 ejection seat?
Awarded Mar 3 at 15:31
How thick is the skin of an aircraft like the Airbus A350 or Boeing B777?
Awarded Mar 2 at 11:03
Why do pilots have to calculate their center of gravity? Couldn't this simply be measured?
Awarded Feb 29 at 9:35
Why deplane all passengers and not the troublemaker?
Awarded Feb 26 at 16:41
Why is "heavy braking" recommended in an aircraft with carbon fiber brakes in order to prevent brake wear? That seems backwards!
Awarded Feb 26 at 15:02
Why deplane all passengers and not the troublemaker?
Awarded Feb 25 at 16:17
What happens when the runway is unusable at an isolated aerodrome?
Awarded Feb 23 at 17:17
Are flights in fast jet streams more dangerous?
Awarded Feb 23 at 15:21
Why is the B-29 bomb bay grossly oversized?
Awarded Feb 21 at 22:41
Soviet (Eastern bloc) aircraft innovations?
Awarded Feb 14 at 16:20
Why do extra flight crew members sit in the cockpit during takeoff/landing?
Awarded Feb 13 at 14:41
Can a sonic boom produced at 60,000' be heard on the ground?
Awarded Feb 11 at 5:16
What does it mean for a plane to be aerodynamically stable?
Awarded Feb 10 at 18:07
Help ID a WW1 Plane
Awarded Feb 8 at 15:26
Is there a maximum possible size for an airplane?
Awarded Feb 7 at 20:48
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