What is meant by the “minimum control speed” of a multi-engined aircraft? Let’s consider a twin-engined aircraft that has wing-mounted power-plants: one on each wing. It’s easy to see that
The cockpit window may need to be opened to help clear smoke and fumes. Due to the aerodynamics of an aircraft’s nose section, the in-flight opening of a cockpit side window results in the suction of air out into the free airstream. No high pressure air will enter the cockpit.
The more sophisticated and heavier the aircraft, the more complex the layout of its fuel system. Let’s look at a few aircraft from the Piper stable as examples. The basic
From a very early stage in their training, pilots are taught the importance of loading an aircraft correctly so that it will be within its centre of gravity limitations for
Airliners are operated in all sorts of adverse weather conditions. High winds, low cloud, fog, rain, thunderstorms and snow showers are all some of the very many challenges and adversities