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Advertisement The F16C is a single-engine, single-seat, multi-role tactical fighter with full air-to-air and air-to-surface combat capabilities. The F16D is a two-seat (tandem) version and performs the secondary role of a trainer. The fuselage is characterized by a large bubble …
Advertisement Unless the specific weight for an item is known, The standard weights used in aircraft weight and balance are as follows: Example Weighing of an Airplane Figure 1 – a tricycle gear airplane is being weighed by using three-floor scales. The specifications on …
Advertisement An aircraft will glide perfectly well even if all its engines fail. The chances are that if you’ve flown in a plane, you’ve seen it glide at some point (more about this later). Aircraft can fly through the movement …
Advertisement Boeing has recently unveiled a concept for the potential successor of the Blackbird SR-71 spy plane, called the ‘Son of Blackbird’. The plane is set to fly at 5 times the speed of sound. The plane can be a …
Advertisement The function of the fuel system is to store and supply fuel to the cylinder chamber where it can be mixed with air, vaporized, and burned to produce energy. The fuel, which can be either gasoline or diesel is …
Advertisement An aircraft is composed of different parts. When you own a plane, you have to make sure that you look at the sub-parts and the plane’s main components, and the spare parts used when one part fails. This section …
Advertisement The US military has decided to invest at least $1 billion in the next few years to develop iron man like robots which will be used as the combat troops. The US military is already making use of the …