Why do solar planes have many small propellers instead of fewer large ones?8yr ⋅ gus-14698 ⋅ se/aviation
Why don't airlines fly a great circle route between Barcelona and Dusseldorf?9yr ⋅ federico-1467 ⋅ se/aviation
Why does NASA's B-52 008 have a smoking engine in this photograph?8yr ⋅ eric-urban-9266 ⋅ se/aviation
Why are traditional knobs not replaced by touchscreens in cockpits?9yr ⋅ fabrizio-mazzoni-770 ⋅ se/aviation
Why are the F/A-18 rudders deflected in opposing directions during takeoff?9yr ⋅ jklingler-9544 ⋅ se/aviation
Why is the Tu-95 so efficient despite having propellers that spin faster than the speed of sound?9yr ⋅ drz214-3674 ⋅ se/aviation
Would the Gee Bee be allowed to fly today, with so little forward visibility?8yr ⋅ mins-3201 ⋅ se/aviation
What was the first monoplane airliner with a full cantilever wing (no struts)?7yr ⋅ koyovis-21091 ⋅ se/aviation
What is the difference between a barrel roll and an aileron roll?8yr ⋅ sms-von-der-tann-12220 ⋅ se/aviation
How can two planes be on the same taxi way facing opposite to each other?7yr ⋅ tejus-5557 ⋅ se/aviation
What is this flying boat being restored at the Udvar Hazy Center?7yr ⋅ bclarkreston-21864 ⋅ se/aviation
Why would this A-10 Thunderbolt be flown over rural New Hampshire?8yr ⋅ colin-pierce-16575 ⋅ se/aviation
What are these holes in my Cessna 172, just in front of the elevator?8yr ⋅ aaronjpung-13734 ⋅ se/aviation
What level of information does a PIC have about a missile crossing their aircraft route?7yr ⋅ mins-3201 ⋅ se/aviation
What is the purpose of the black paint below the cockpit windows?7yr ⋅ codeaviator-9522 ⋅ se/aviation
Why do some helicopters have the tail rotor mounted higher than the tailboom?8yr ⋅ hanky-panky-1048 ⋅ se/aviation
Why are westbound transatlantic routes located hundreds of km away from eastbound routes?8yr ⋅ mins-3201 ⋅ se/aviation
What does the area around the fan blades in the engine nacelle contain?7yr ⋅ firee-1678 ⋅ se/aviation
Why does the F-16 have a fixed stabilizer section inboard of the stabilators?7yr ⋅ unrecognizedfallingobject-3825 ⋅ se/aviation
How should this Bendix course deviation indicator from the '50s be read?7yr ⋅ curious-1-21935 ⋅ se/aviation
Is there anything extra required to spin a Cessna 172 in the Utility category?8yr ⋅ canuk-132 ⋅ se/aviation
What is the reason for changing the speed reference (IAS or Mach number) with altitude?7yr ⋅ mins-3201 ⋅ se/aviation
What are the reasons behind this pusher propeller configuration?7yr ⋅ jenia-ivanov-23019 ⋅ se/aviation
Why does the DC-10's horizontal stabilizer have such a pronounced dihedral?8yr ⋅ kepler22b-13197 ⋅ se/aviation
Why can't runway 18 at Frankfurt Airport accept takeoffs or landings in the opposite direction?9yr ⋅ him-8000 ⋅ se/aviation
Is airflow ever laminar in the boundary layer, near the wing leading edge?7yr ⋅ mins-3201 ⋅ se/aviation
What is the purpose of having contra-rotating props on an aircraft?9yr ⋅ madhav-sudarshan-8346 ⋅ se/aviation
What are the advantages of the angled flight deck layout used by some aircraft carriers?9yr ⋅ dylan-cleaver-3878 ⋅ se/aviation
What happens when a supersonic aircraft passes another supersonic aircraft?8yr ⋅ mins-3201 ⋅ se/aviation
What is the work routine of a boomer operator in a refueling aircraft?8yr ⋅ user3624251-13431 ⋅ se/aviation
What's usually going on in a hot military operations area (in the US)?8yr ⋅ cody-p-14613 ⋅ se/aviation
