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Top Questions
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How does IDENT work?
air-traffic-control
transponder
asked Apr 4, 2014 at 15:24
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Why do airplanes use AC electric power?
aircraft-systems
electrical-system
asked Apr 7, 2014 at 16:43
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How are airspace fixes named?
navigation
asked Mar 28, 2014 at 21:07
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Why are pilots asked to provide a reason for a go-around?
safety
air-traffic-control
commercial-operations
go-around
asked Jul 13, 2015 at 15:27
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Why are adjustable area jet engine nozzles mostly limited to military use?
aerodynamics
jet-engine
asked Nov 13, 2014 at 20:15
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What should I look for when seeking a lawyer?
united-states
lawyer
asked Jul 16, 2015 at 15:45
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Why does the US use two types of aerial refueling?
military
aviation-history
refueling
asked Apr 10, 2015 at 17:11
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When do pilots deploy landing gear?
landing
procedure
landing-gear
asked May 1, 2014 at 20:46
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21
votes
Where did the standard pressure 29.92" come from?
flight-instruments
procedure
altimeter
asked Apr 2, 2014 at 17:30
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19
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Is there a limit of how close a runway can be to the water?
faa-regulations
runways
easa-regulations
casa-regulations
dgca-india-regulations
asked Mar 27, 2014 at 19:17
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Why can't Git Bash run my executable?
stackoverflow.com
91
What is the difference between a turbofan and a turboprop engine?
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Can someone actually "fly under the radar"?
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67
What did the controller say during my approach to land (audio clip)?
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62
Why not just drop an engine on fire?
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58
Why does the second floor of the Boeing 747 occupy only part of the plane?
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56
Why does the US President fly in an obsolete 747-200?
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56
Why not mount airliner jet engines above the wings?
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56
Are cargo holds pressurised these days?
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56
Why do airplanes bank sharply to the right after air-to-air refueling?
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54
What is some of this extra "stuff" on jet engines?
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53
Why are 'ghost flights' necessary?
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53
Do the Mt. Everest rescue helicopters have modified engines to operate at high altitudes?
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52
Why did flying boats in the '30s and '40s have a longer range than land based aircraft?
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49
Why are fuel tanks in the wings filled first, and why are they used last?
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48
Why did most airliners have black noses in the 60's and 70's?
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45
Why is the total count of people on a plane given as the number of 'souls' on board?
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44
Can a plane fly without the vertical stabilizer?
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43
Why did my IAH-SYD flight avoid Mexican airspace?
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40
On modern commercial airliners, how much of the flight could be fully taken care of by the auto pilot?
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40
Has someone with no experience at all ever taken off in a plane? Could they?
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39
Why are many jet aircraft designed to cruise around FL350-370?
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38
How is wind measured at this small U.S. airport?
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37
Could a runway include a safety device to destroy a plane's landing gear?
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36
What does Top 1% mentioned by ATC refer to?
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35
What is a "Flight Director"?
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35
How, exactly, did US1549 land on the Hudson?
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35
Why does it take months, sometimes years, for the BEA and NTSB to complete aviation accident investigations?
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35
Why do new jet engines cost billions to design?
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35
What happens if you do emergency landing on a US base in middle of the ocean?
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