The cockpit design of an airplane ensures that a pilot is provided with all necessary information regarding the systems of the airplane, and that he has sufficient controls available to handle...
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In the world of general aviation, many pilots tend to have a strong preference for either low wing or high wing aircraft. While both are excellent choices with their respective advantages and...
Why Do Helicopters Have Tail Rotors? (How Tail Rotors Work!)
Helicopters are feats of human engineering. Their ability to take off and land vertically, and thereby access areas inaccessible by plane, makes them indispensable for many types of operations. And...
The first successful vertical powered flight was achieved in 1939 by Igor Sikorsky and it remains an important milestone of our history. With the ability to hover and rotate, helicopters...
Can Propeller Planes Break the Sound Barrier And Go Supersonic?
Going faster than the speed of sound or breaking the sound barrier was once the dream of every pilot, and Chuck Yeager, a US Air Force pilot, was the first one to do it. The speed of sound is...
Why are Airplanes Pressurized? ( Passenger and Cargo Planes)
“Oxygen masks will drop in case of emergency…” is something we hear each time before take-off in an airplane. However, not many people ponder on how we can fly comfortably above...