Adrian on Following the story of the Fokker F27Does the F27 (or any other aircraft using pneumatic brakes) have a manual "handbrake"? I've been trained as a (heritage)…
Mendel on Hand on Thrust, Brain on AutopilotSylvia writes, "After reaching V1, there is not enough remaining runway to safely stop." As this event demonstrated, that's not…
Mendel on Hand on Thrust, Brain on AutopilotV1 is set such that if an engine fails after V1, the aircraft will still be able to take off…
EJ on Hand on Thrust, Brain on AutopilotDumb question: what happens if an aircraft reaches V1 but doesn't make it to VR? Even if it's just a…
Jon on Hand on Thrust, Brain on AutopilotHm. Modern pickup trucks (at least Super Duty Ford trucks) have little gizmos that tell the driver just how much…
Happy New Year 2011 everyone! I wish 2011 will bring everybody a lot of love and good health. I hope it will be better than previous one.