Question: Why are the hurricane hunter planes only twin turboprops and not the regular fan jets that passenger planes use? Answer: The turboprops are more tolerant of hail than the jets. Airplanes ...
A propeller is just a driven wing. The diagram illustrates the helical path of the propeller tip through the air as the vehicle moves with a constant velocity. The efficiency of the propeller depends ...
WHEN A MODIFIED MD-80 airliner flew at the 1988 Farnborough air show in Britain, it was supposed to represent the future of air travel. One of its rear-mounted jet engines had been replaced with an ...
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