Recent questions tagged aviation

Description : Seen this speculation on the missing Malaysian aircraft?

Last Answer : There’s probably no point in speculating over the reasons for the crash until they find the plane itself. There are a whole bunch of theories floating around, but there’s just not enough evidence to determine the answer.

Description : Alien ship lands. An emissary disembarks and reads, "Take me to your realed." What do you do?

Last Answer : answer:Mod him: “Your question has too many typos. No biggie! Just fix them and no one will be the wiser. There’s not really a question in your question. See if you can reword it so that you’re asking something” That should get rid of him

Description : What happens if an Aircraft goes into a steep turn too fast?

Last Answer : Upon looking it up my understanding of it is that it causes a rapid downward motion that continues into a spiral? I suppose one would have to quickly compensate in order to avoid loosing control. Your question is “what would happen?” well my answer is… Nothing good!

Description : What on Earth is a Vector force diagram, and how do I draw one?

Last Answer : answer:You know what speed is, right? It's a certain distance covered within a certain time (let's say in metres per second). So, if you're travelling at 10 m/s, we know how fast you're going, but we don't ... asked to draw one if you don't know what it is. Is it for a class? If so, at what level?

Description : What is the rotation per second of an aircraft propeller?

Last Answer : It varies. Here is a calculator

Description : How does it really feel to fly a jetfighter?

Last Answer : I used to date a man that did. He also smoked alot of pot. He got twice as high for his efforts.;)

Description : What kind of plane did I see?

Last Answer : A Long EZ?

Description : Has anyone made a non-stop flight around the world over both poles?

Last Answer : I don’t know, but here’s a place to start. Round the world flights

Description : Are solar-powered aircraft in our future?

Last Answer : answer:“i wonder whats next?” Anti-Gravity and perhaps even invisibility.

Description : Pilots: How do you deal with the stale airplane air?

Last Answer : I love airplane air. I really do.

Description : What do you think of 'Balloon Boy'?

Last Answer : I think he’s grounded.

Description : When flying an airplane in crosswind what heading are you flying?

Last Answer : Your heading will always be the direction the nose of your airplane is pointing. So if you were traveling due north with a strong east wind, you’d have to have a heading of somewhere in the 010 range in order to maintain a track of 360.

Description : Which is better: quakers or conures?

Last Answer : Quakers are conures. Conures are a diverse, loosely-defined group of small to medium-sized parrots http://www.avianweb.com/conureinfo.html They are all incredibly loud – that’s the most important thing that you need to know about them.

Description : Do you fly with the same airline?

Last Answer : Yes.

Description : Is the Cessna SkyCatcher fly-by-wire?

Last Answer : No, the Cessna Skycatcher uses mechanical controls, the joystick is connected to the flight control surfaces using push/pull rods and cables.

Description : Why doesn't Oakland Oceanic utilize NASA's ATOP technology for tracking air traffic?

Last Answer : answer:The Oakland Oceanic Flight Information Region (FIR) is the world's largest, covering 18.7 million square miles, or approximately 9.7% of the earth's surface. The Oakland FIR consists of two ... is highly skilled in the art of procrastination, and they aren't too likely to change their ways.

Description : How do people navigate hot air balloons?

Last Answer : You can only choose to climb or dive, by releasing hot air from the balloon, or warm the air in the balloon to climb. For the direction, all you can do is to let the wind carry you.

Description : Does anyone know where I can find an electra airplane 200 miles within Los Angeles?

Last Answer : It’s called a Lockheed 10 ELECTRA to be precise.

Description : Where's a good place for a "$100" cup of coffee?

Last Answer : Hell for $100, ill grow the beans, grind em, brew em, and make you the best god damn coffee you ever had in your life! [equal]D

Description : What are some cheap(er) jets?

Last Answer : I hear that the Aero L-39 is a pretty cheap military trainer. No idea how much it costs or anything though.

Description : Permission to fly a helicopter?

Last Answer : Short answer, yes.