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Syma S107 Remote Control Helicopter – I was immediately impressed with the quality of the helicopter. It is solidly constructed with a sturdy metal frame with a plastic fairing Rechargeable via a supplied USB cable, the hardest part of setting it up after I removed it from the box was waiting for about 45 minutes for the helicopter to obtain a full charge.
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Posted in Aircraft, Video | Tagged Helicopter
Hung Start on a Gas Turbine Engine is a Normal light off but RPM Remains at some Low Value rather than increasing to the Normal Engine Idle RPM
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Posted in Aircraft Powerplant Terms, Video | Tagged FAA Pilot's Handbook
A Midair Collision is an airborne collision between two aircraft. A near midair collision (NMAC) is defined as an incident associated with the operation of an aircraft in which a possibility of collision occurs as a result of proximity of less than 500 feet to another aircraft, or a report is received from a pilot [...]
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Posted in ATC Terms, Video | Tagged ATC, Navigation, Safety
Hinged portion of the trailing edge between the ailerons and fuselage. In some aircraft, ailerons and flaps are interconnected to produce full-span “flaperons.” In either case, flaps change the lift and drag on the wing. The plain or hinge flap is a hinged section of the wing. The structure and function are comparable to the other control [...]
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Posted in Aircraft Systems Terms, Video | Tagged Systems
Compressor Stall A Compressor Stall in a gas turbine engine is a condition in an axial-flow compressor in which one or more stages of rotor blades fail to pass air smoothly to the succeeding stages. A stall condition is caused by a pressure ratio that is incompatible with the engine rpm. Compressor stall will be indicated by [...]
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Posted in Aircraft Powerplant Terms, Video | Tagged FAA Pilot's Handbook
Electronic Flight Directors display cues to guide pilot or autopilot control inputs along a selected and computed flight path. The Flight Director receives inputs such as altitude, airspeed heading data and temperature data. The Flight Director receives information from an Air Data Computer and a flight data computer
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Posted in Avionics Terms, Video | Tagged Aircraft, Avionics, Navigation
Kollsman Window – Altimeter – Paul Kollsman invented the first accurate Barometric Altimeter wiith an accuracy of a few feet. Prior to Kollsman’s invention, altimeters could only determine an airplane’s altitude within a few hundred feet. Kollsman’s invention was used on the first “Blind Flight” conducted by James “Jimmy” Doolittle proving the ability to fly using only instruments.
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Posted in Avionics Terms, Video | Tagged Altimeter, Avionics, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Navigation, Systems
Accelerated Stop Distance is the distance required to accelerate to V1 with all engines at takeoff power, experience an engine failure at V1, and abort the takeoff and bring the airplane to a stop using braking action only and not reverse thrust. Here is a video undergoing an Accelerate Stop Test during certification
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Posted in Aircraft, Video | Tagged Aircraft, Certification, FAA Pilot's Handbook, Take Off
Bernoulli’s Principle has a practical application in Aviation.Bernoulli’s Principle explains how the pressure of a moving fluid varies with its speed of motion. Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician, explained how the pressure of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) varies with its speed of motion. It states that as the velocity of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases
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Posted in Aircraft, Featured, Video | Tagged Aerodynamics, Aeronautical Science, FAA Pilot's Handbook
Magnus effect – The Magnus Effect is the lifting force produced when a rotating cylinder produces a pressure differential. This is the same effect that makes a baseball curve or a golf ball slice. When a rotating cylinder or ball is spinning in a fluid, it creates a boundary layer around itself, and the boundary layer [...]
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Posted in Aircraft, Featured, Video | Tagged Aerodynamics, Aeronautical Science, FAA Pilot's Handbook
