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Is a plane stalled during landing rollout?
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As the lift dumpers are extended on landing they cause the air to move away from the wing. Also as the flaps are ...
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Can flaps be used to perform rotation and flare?
TL; DR using flaps to directly control sink/climb rate near ground = simpler and faster response = easy to fly airplane?
Rotating is the pitch up during takeoff that causes the aircraft to leave the ...
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Can thrust vectoring be used to enable the use of flaps on tailless delta-winged aircraft?
I'm considering flying wings as well as airplanes with only vertical stabilizer for their compact size, efficiency and high speed.
As I can't find a working example of such scheme, theoretical ...
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To flap or not to flap?
I am learning to fly an Ikarus-C42. The instructor I have recommends to all students that they land without flaps, because it is less to think about and because it gives you more airspeed, thus less ...
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How do partial- and full flaps compare for gusty approaches?
From an aerodynamic aspect, how do partial flaps and full flaps compare for gusty approaches?
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Why would a pilot want to land with less than full flaps?
So for example if I am flying the Boeing 737-800, the FMC gives me three flap settings and approach speeds.
Why would a pilot want to fly with anything less than full flaps where possible?
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Is this plane landing or departing?
I have a picture of Air Force One I took fairly up close several years ago.
Unfortunately, I don't remember if that was on arrival or departure.
Is there anything visible in the airplane's ...
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Why do (some) aircraft shake at low speeds with flaps, slats extended?
I landed a couple of times as a passenger with the Embraer 190 (I like Embraer very much) on runways with a length below 2 km.
I noticed that the plane started to shake or vibrate quite strongly ...
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How should flaps be used during an emergency landing (PPL)?
I'm still doing my PPL, but one question has puzzled me recently. During an internal exam before my first solo nav on a C150, the examiner pulled the throttle, so I would do a simulated emergency ...
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Can a super land without flaps/spoilers?
Can the Airbus A380 or Boeing 787 land safely without flaps/slats/spoilers or thrust reversers?
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Raising flaps on touchdown in gusty conditions [duplicate]
In As the Pro Flies, John R. Hoyt writes (pages 41-42):
Suppose we have to land in high, gusty winds. That's what happened to
Pilot Z, who once landed his plane during such conditions with his
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Is it considered good or bad practice to raise the flaps right after touchdown?
This question is about light, tricycle, single engine aircraft.
I have made it a habit to raise the flaps right after touchdown (when the nosewheel is on the ground). My instructor used to do that ...
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