The science behind airplane deicing – a mechanical engineer explains how chemistry and physics make flying a more uplifting experience
In short, deicing is necessary because snow and ice on airplane wings can decrease lift by as much as 30%. Lift is the ...
What’s a go-around? How the routine maneuver helped a pilot avoid getting too close to another aircraft at Reagan National
While go-arounds can feel jarring to passengers, they are routine, happening more than three times per day on average last ...
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What It's Like Flying on the Bombardier Global 7500, the World's Fastest Long-Haul Business Jet
The Bombardier Global 7500 just broke its 100th speed record, but with all the amenities onboard, writer Stefanie Waldek ...
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Historic Victorian Kansas home with ties to aviation history up for auction. Look inside
Fred Stearman’s son, Lloyd Stearman, founded Stearman Aircraft Company in 1926 in Californa. The Kansas native, who had worked for various aircraft companies, operated the company in California ...
Would you travel on a glass-bottomed aircraft? How 'Flying Bum' could change flights
Maybe it was the idea of reducing emissions in the air travel sector, or maybe just the private jet-style interior, but I ...
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How to Use The 2025 Purchase Planning Handbook Airplane Charts
There is no requirement to add in the weight of cabin stores, but some manufacturers choose to include galley stores and passenger supplies as part of the BOW build-up. Life vest, life rafts and ...
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Vintage aircraft, modern fighter jets fly together at the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan AFB
Modern aircraft flew side-by-side with World War II, Korea and Vietnam-era planes at the Heritage Flight Training Course at ...
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Pilot and Therapist Shares 7 Habits To Help Ease Fear of Flying
Pilot Michaela Renee Johnson approaches flying with the same mindset she teaches in therapy, which is to "create as much ...
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Fairchild and Travel Air Centennials to be Honored at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025
Fairchild and Travel Air Centennials at EAA AirVenture 2025** EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 (July 21-27) will celebrate the ...
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Police hint at China’s ‘two sessions’ timing with ban on low-flying aircraft
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Beijing police said that all drones and other flying devices – including those used for sports, entertainment or advertising purposes – would be banned from ...
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Aerospace company Daher investing $30 million to build TBM, Kodiak planes at Witham Field
Daher, a French aerospace manufacturing company, plans to assemble the TBM aircraft here by early 2027 and eventually the Kodiak here, too.
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Capital Wing Tour bringing WWII warbirds to 9 states
The Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force announced the 2025 Warbird Tour schedule, which includes iconic warbirds ...