Unanswered Questions
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Which aircraft require that the vertical position of the centre of gravity is checked?
We normally check the aircraft CG along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis (sometimes referred to as the transverse axis) to ensure it is within limits. Until recently I was unaware of any ...
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Does cargo heat failure require a diversion? What about if there are live animals in cargo?
There was a story in the news recently that an Air Canada 787-8, enroute from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Toronto (YYZ), diverted to Frankfurt (FRA) when the pilots discovered a problem with the cargo heat. ...
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What aircraft did this canopy come from?
This canopy was found near Wetumka, Oklahoma in a small creek running through my best friend's property. The canopy is about 12 feet long. Can anyone tell me what aircraft it came from, or who I could ...
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Has the wrong engine ever been mounted after maintenance?
Keeping in mind that a plane can fly with different engine models (e.g. for test purposes), has an error ever happened during normal operations that led to the wrong engine being mounted? Is some kind ...
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How do uncoordinated turns (skid, slip) affect a helicopter's turn radius?
Is a helicopter's flight path (track made good) an arc of constant radius regardless if it's a coordinated or uncoordinated turn? (Assume nil wind conditions and that the pilot maintains the angle of ...
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Why do the outer parts of wings generate less lift?
In this Wikipedia page it says:
Constant chord: parallel leading & trailing edges. Simplest to make, and common where low cost is important, e.g. in the Piper J-3 Cub but inefficient as the ...
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What is the relationship between the UH60 Blackhawk stabilator function lateral sideslip and pitch coupling?
I'm having a hard time understanding the correlation between the wind gusts (where are they coming from, what are they affecting) and why, in a nose left situation, the stabilator is driven down.
I ...
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Is the US certification process for airliners shorter or longer than in other countries?
I was researching information regarding the competitiveness of different government certification organizations (FAA, EASA, etc) and the processes (Amount of time, costs, etc) to get their nations ...
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What daily commercial flight is the oldest / has been running the longest?
Out of curiosity, what flight, currently still operating, has the earliest inception?
There are several ways to define this, and I expect available information will determine what definition is most ...
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Has an aircraft carrier ever assisted a civilian passenger flight?
Has an aircraft carrier ever assisted a civilian passenger flight? I am trying to find an example of this. It could be as extreme as a small plane landing on aircraft carrier in an emergency. A ...
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What do the components of a shockwave's visual artefacts represent?
On a recent flight, I was able to observe visual artefacts over the wing (Boeing 767-300 in cruise).
You can see them in the image below; they look like creases in a surface. They moved forwards and ...
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What is the time information on the G1000 MFD map during a hold?
I just completed an ILS approach and went missed. I followed the published missed approach and entered the hold. When I entered the hold, on the MFD map a timer-like display was on top of the "...
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What is the history of Concorde motto “May Concorde bring people closer” and medal?
I found this image of a medal figuring Concorde and a globe with two contours of continents, before and after Concorde, expressing the new speed of air transport with a motto "May Concorde bring ...
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Can IPA be used as a FSII with MoGas, particularly with a Peterson STC?
This question established a basis for the use of 100% Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) as a Fuel System Icing Inhibitor (FSII) in aviation gasoline systems. However, this Cessna Service Letter documents that ...
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What job opportunities are there for low time pilots in Malaysia?
Does a new pilot who has just obtained ATPL license has job opportunities?
When I search at pilot job offered on Internet, they mostly required more than 3,500+ flying hours. What I knew about those ...
