Aviation Weekly Newsletter - Monday, December 28, 2015

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Top new questions this week: How "over-engineered" were old planes and how "over-engineered" are they now that we have more advanced testing and research options? I've seen several times on shows on television, and even talking to older pilots, where they will tell me that old planes were "over-engineered" to add some margin for errors on the designed ... aircraft-design   asked by Canuk 24 votes answered by Peter Kämpf 23 votes Why burn fuel at departure airport instead of flying to destination before emergency landing due to deflated tire? A Southwest airliner recently had an issue where a "deflated tire indicator" showed on one of the landing gear tires after takeoff from Oakland, CA. They circled nearby for 4 hours while burning off ... emergency landing-gear   asked by Johnny 17 votes answered by aeroalias 7 votes Ways to burn fuel faster in case of emergency without fuel dumping system? In many cases, the maximum landing weight of an aircraft is lower than the takeoff weight due to the amount of fuel it carries. While some aircraft have fuel dumping systems, others like the A320 ... emergency fuel-dumping   asked by sweber 16 votes answered by kevin 17 votes Crosshatch marking on altimeter What does the crosshatched area on an altimeter tell you? It's only visible when below 10,000 ft indicated altitude. Can't be terrain awareness, a lot of terrain around here is over 10,000 feet. ... altimeter   asked by Barrie Strachan 16 votes answered by Ralph J 10 votes Was the Shuttle Orbiter in contact with air traffic control during its descent & landing? The Shuttle Orbiter crew were obviously in contact with ground control in Houston during their landing, but were they also in contact with any air traffic control, especially once they reached US ... air-traffic-control faa space-shuttle   asked by FreeMan 14 votes answered by aeroalias 15 votes Odd "control surfaces" on the BAE Taranis I was looking at a video of the BAE Taranis, and noticed these weird control surfaces: There is a matching pair on the underside. They don't seem to move at all throughout the video, even on ... control-surfaces   asked by DC177E 12 votes answered by Peter Kämpf 14 votes Two aircraft for landing. Number 2 declares an emergency Lets assume this situation: In a controlled airport, two aircraft are approaching for landing. #1 is about to touch the runway (let's assume it is within 1~2 miles from touch zone). Then #2 declares ... landing emergency rules-of-the-air   asked by ricardomenzer 12 votes answered by Ralph J 19 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Can a plane fly backward if its propeller is in reverse? I would like to know if a prop plane, for example the P-51, could be able to fly backward. Is it possible through some trick like changing blade angle or reverse the prob rotation direction? It would ... aerodynamics propeller   asked by TBBT 20 votes answered by voretaq7 37 votes What does it take to maintain a private pilot certificate? What, if any, requirements are there to maintain a private pilot certificate? For example: Do I have to renew my certificate after a period of time? E.g. annually, 5 years, 10 years Do I have to ... usa cost far-61   asked by tehDorf 18 votes answered by abelenky 23 votes Can you answer these? How much power is drawn by a turbofan to power its own compressor? In a modern commercial airliner how much percentage of its engine power is used to power its own compressor, the ducted fan and other ancillaries like the airconditioning etc? Maybe it can't be ... engine turbofan compressor   asked by F. Sherrif 11 votes How did this incident report detailing a flight taking off and landing at Glasgow result in safety changes at a distant airport? While reading this report detailing a tire failure and actions taken, I noticed a peculiarity: The flight took off and landed at Glasgow without continuing to Malta (its intended destination) yet the ... procedure incidents   asked by hexafraction 8 votes I have an Australian CPL, what do I need to fly in Indonesia? If I have an Australian CPL can I fly in Indonesia? How likely is to obtain employment if I have 250 hrs. flight in Indonesia? international career australia dgca-indonesia   asked by Adrian 3 votes

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