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Why don't NK-12 powered contra-rotating propellers turn in equal rpm?
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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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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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Do turbofan engine cowlings dilate during spool-up?
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43
Why does the F-16 canopy have a K-shaped 'latch'?
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40
If stealth aircraft are invisible to radar, then how does their own Air Force manage them or see them in flight?
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40
Has any accident been prevented by bending or breaking the rules?
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37
Why do most ARFF trucks tend to be so angular?
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Could the principle of owls' silent flight be used for stealth aircraft?
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32
Can a great circle be drawn between any two points on Earth?
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31
Why there so many pitch control surfaces on the Piaggio P180 Avanti?
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29
What are those gray spots on the wing?
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29
What causes a Cessna 172 and its gear to shake violently after landing and braking?
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28
What are those half-vanes in the engine inlet of a 707-328?
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27
Why do new engines have a case with a triangular tiling pattern?
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27
Approx 1948 Brasil Brazil Airliner...what is it? Taildragger?
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26
What can a pilot do if an air traffic controller is incapacitated?
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26
Why are the colors of the MiG-15's attitude indicator inverted?
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24
Why is this F/A-18 flying through a hailstorm of sparkles?
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24
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
Can passenger airliners hover completely motionless in the air?
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23
How do missiles navigate and determine their orientation without GPS?
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23
Will computational fluid dynamics (CFD) ever be 100% correct?
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22
What is this large engine doing on a B52?
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21
Why did the SR-71 Blackbird have a light on its top?
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17
How do witness marks on propeller blades provide data on estimated blade angles at the time of impact?
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17
What downsides could there be to not letting your engine's oil temperature get above the given limit to taxi/take off before you do so?
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What are these paint patches on this 787-8?
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