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I have been studying aviation for over twenty years. I know about the function of airlines, how aeroplanes fly, aviation accidents and why they happen. I am also an accomplished model aeroplane pilot, and a flight simulator expert. I have flown chipmunks and light aircraft.
Hands on experience working at the airport, plus many hours of studying airlines and different types of aeroplanes.
Jersey model aero club
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Hi Again, In the old analogue cockpits, (looks like this might have been a dc8) the trim was done manually. This trims the aircraft (like a fine tuning) to fly straight and level. They might have
Hi Tracey To keep it simple, air passing over the top of wing is less than the air passing underneath creating lift. Take a piece of paper hold it longways in front of you so that it is hanging down
Hello Sindhuja, Aircraft, and by that I mean the body of the aircraft and not the occupants inside, are protected from lightning strikes by two things. The first and most important of these is the brains
Hi Eleanor, It's a good idea but you have to realise that these boxes are designed to withstand 100's of g-forces so as to protect the magnetic tape inside. any flotation device inside would probably
Hi Robert, This was a very unusual case as the strike was by a very large flock of geese according to the captain. Small strikes will not affect the aircraft seriously even in the engines, as I stated
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