elevator flight
11Colgan Air Flight 9446 — Accident summary Date August 26, 2003 Type Maintenance error Site …
12Aircraft flight mechanics — In aeronautics, aircraft flight mechanics is the study of the forces that act on an aircraft in flight, and the way the aircraft responds to those forces. [Clancy, L.J. Aerodynamics . Section 14.1] Aircraft flight mechanics are relevant to… …
13Spin (flight) — In aviation, a spin is an aggravated stall resulting in rotation about the center of gravity wherein the aircraft follows a downward corkscrew path. Spins can be entered unintentionally or intentionally, from any flight attitude and from… …
14Space elevator — A space elevator for Earth would consist of a cable anchored to the Earth s equator, reaching into space. By attaching a counterweight at the end (or by further extending the cable upward for the same purpose), the center of mass is kept well… …
15United Airlines Flight 232 — N1819U on its final descent, with visible damage on the horizontal stabilizer and fuselage tail cone Accident summary Date …
16Stall (flight) — For other uses, see stall. In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack increases. This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the foil is exceeded. The critical angle of attack is… …
17American Airlines Flight 11 — AA 11 flight path from Boston to New York City Hijacking summary Date Tuesd …
18Air Midwest Flight 5481 — Accident summary Date January 8, 2003 (2003 01 08) Type Overweight on the back (due to baggag …
19Coordinated flight — Pilot s view of a Schempp Hirth Janus C glider. The yaw string (red wool) on the canopy and the turn and bank indicator (top center of the instrument panel) both show the glider is not in coordinated flight. The glider is slipping slightly nose… …
20Qantas Flight 72 — Infobox Aircraft accident name = Qantas Flight 72 caption = date = 2008 10 07 type = site = 80NM from Learmonth coords = aircraft type = Airbus A330 303 aircraft name = Kununurra operator = Qantas tail number = VH QPA origin = Singapore Changi… …
