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Ever thought about designing a new aircraft carrier? Will you choose the catapult or the ski jump for the flight deck? How would you know which is best? Let’s find out.

Check out these statistics: 📊 During World War II, Curtiss-Wright Corporation produced 142,840 aircraft engines, 146,468 electric propellers and 29,269 airplanes. We employed 180,000 workers, and ranked second among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts. Click to learn more about our illustrious history: https://lnkd.in/gPudDHn4 #CurtissWright #History

120 years of soaring dreams and endless possibilities. Today, we celebrate the pioneers who defied gravity, changing the course of history with a 12-second flight that ignited the age of aviation. Happy Anniversary to the Wright brothers and the spirit of human flight that continues to inspire us all. ✈️🎉 #AviationAnniversary #WrightBrothersLegacy #domorewithflypal #aircraftmaintenanceengineering #softwaresolution #aircraftsoftware #aviationcamosoftware

The Concorde, a supersonic passenger airliner, made its final journey back to Filton Airport in Bristol, England, on November 26, 2003. The historic flight was piloted by Captain Les Brodie, who flew the Concorde over the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge, providing a breathtaking sight for spectators gathered below. The Concorde, which first entered service in 1976, was a symbol of aviation innovation and technological achievement. It was capable of reaching speeds of over twice the speed of sound, reducing transatlantic flight times to just a few hours. However, after 27 years of service, the Concorde was retired due to a combination of factors, including high operating costs, declining passenger demand, and the tragic crash of Air France Flight 4590 in 2000, which killed all 109 people on board and four people on the ground. The Concorde's final flight to Filton Airport marked the end of an era in aviation history. The aircraft's sleek design and impressive performance had captured the imagination of the public for decades, and its retirement was met with widespread sadness and nostalgia. #aerospace #aviation #aircraft #aircrafts #airplane #airplanes #aviationlovers #fighterjet #engineering #technology

For those of you out there who want to design the fastest airplanes, it starts with the engine, in this case a scramjet. https://lnkd.in/gH7hGbvg

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. Today, 120 years later, we cannot conceive our current society without aviation. It revolutionized the transportation of people and goods, strategies in conflicts and geopolitics, and the ability to bring the ends of the world closer together. And it continues to present challenges, such as advancing the use of sustainable fuels or the digitization and use of AI to improve airport capacity and air traffic. But its contribution to the globalization that is intrinsic to humanity today is undeniable. Considering that flying is no longer just lifting the weight in the atmosphere but all the potential for innovation, science and development that is reached by "flying" out of it, it is interesting to try to imagine where mankind will have arrived in another 120 years. Happy anniversary, aviators.

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Interesting question and it might vary by aircraft, but I’m going to make a very educated guess regarding the most structurally sound part of an airplane. It’s the wing and its attachment to the fuselage — although many wings continue through the fuselage to make the wing essentially a single structure. I’ve seen pictures of airliner wings with maybe a hundred people standing on the wing. I couldn’t locate one, but here’s a picture of an older general aviation aircraft called a Bellanca Viking. This is a normal production aircraft, not designed for the high G Forces necessary for aerobatics. And this is a Cessna 210, also a normal production aircraft And to drive the point home, if you understand the concept of how a “lever” works, those people at the ends of the wings are applying a disproportionate amount of force on the wing’s attach points compared to those on the wing near the fuselage.

Flying different models of the same aircraft may come with surprises, especially when operating flaps. Learn more about the difference in King Air flaps in this article by Tom Clements of King Air Academy: https://buff.ly/41Z6B2k 📷 : @textronaviation #KingAir #KingAirNation #Beechcraft

🇹🇷▶️🇬🇧🇩🇪🇫🇷 Can anyone answer this question about the Boeing B737 Max Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in-flight door plug seperation incident? Approximately six minutes after takeoff, the factory-installed door plug filling the port-side opening for the optional emergency exit door separated from the airframe, causing an uncontrolled decompression of the aircraft. According to flight trackers, the aircraft had climbed to about 16,000 feet (4,900 m) when the accident occurred. The door fell from an altitude 16000 ft (4900 m) from sea level. The door plug was found at Cedar Mill, Oregon with an Elevation of 522 ft (159 m). So the door plug actually fell from a height of 15500 ft (4750 m). How is it possible to have the 27 kilograms heavy door plug undamaged as seen in the below picture after this 15500 ft (4750 m) fall? Comments of experts are appreciated. #boeing #max #b737max #usa #oregon #alaskaairlines #doorplug #flight1282 #mystery #export #question #mystery