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FUTURE OF FLIGHT – EMERGING AVIATION TECHNOLOGY / JULY 11, 2024
Embraer Files Patent for New Control Surfaces
In a patent filing published in January, Embraer has revealed possible plans to incorporate entirely new control surfaces in their future aircraft designs. Described as “longitudinal control augmentation surfaces,” they resemble elevators and are shown in patent images to be affixed to the engine pylon trailing edges of the company’s proposed Energia […]
AVIATION HISTORY / MILITARY AVIATION HISTORY / JULY 10, 2024
Convair B-58 Hustler Engine-Out Takeoffs
“Power is nothing without control.” For decades, this has been […]
AVIATION HISTORY / MILITARY AVIATION HISTORY JULY 26, 2023
FIDO – Setting Runways Ablaze to Enable Foggy Airport Operations
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