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Why don't NK-12 powered contra-rotating propellers turn in equal rpm?
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asked Feb 21, 2020 at 23:32
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Can free fall velocity be used to start a ramjet?
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How does the F-22 Raptor radar reflector work?
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asked Dec 11, 2020 at 9:24
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Why is 51,000 ft a common service ceiling for business jets?
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asked Feb 14, 2020 at 21:22
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How could "aggressor" pilots fly foreign aircraft without speaking the language?
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What operation is this aircraft performing?
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Why do airliners park with the nose facing the terminal?
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How can this kind of confusion about taxi instructions occur?
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Why are taxiway and runway centerline lights off center?
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How can citizens assist at an aircraft crash site?
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Is the cabin pressure "worse" at the back of the cabin than in front?
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Do turbofan engine cowlings dilate during spool-up?
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If stealth aircraft are invisible to radar, then how do friendlies manage them or see them in flight?
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Why does the F-16 canopy have a K-shaped 'latch'?
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43
The FAA is asking for medical records that I don’t want to give. May I refuse?
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Has any accident been prevented by bending or breaking the rules?
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Could the principle of owls' silent flight be used for stealth aircraft?
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Why do most ARFF trucks tend to be so angular?
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33
Can a great circle be drawn between any two points on Earth?
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32
Why there so many pitch control surfaces on the Piaggio P180 Avanti?
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30
What causes a Cessna 172 and its gear to shake violently after landing and braking?
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What are those gray spots on the wing?
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28
What are those half-vanes in the engine inlet of a 707-328?
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28
Heating of XB-70 vs. SR-71
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27
Approx 1948 Brasil Brazil Airliner...what is it? Taildragger?
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27
Why do new engines have a case with a triangular tiling pattern?
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26
What can a pilot do if an air traffic controller is incapacitated?
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26
Why would a fighter drop fuel into a drone?
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26
Why are the colors of the MiG-15's attitude indicator inverted?
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25
Do airlines use GPS for critical purposes? If so, why?
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24
Did the last US plane to leave Afghanistan have support from the control tower?
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24
Will computational fluid dynamics (CFD) ever be 100% correct?
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Why is this F/A-18 flying through a hailstorm of sparkles?
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Can passenger airliners hover completely motionless in the air?
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