Questions tagged [airliner]
An airliner is a large, commercial aircraft operated by an airline for transporting people and/or cargo.
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We're at Narita, early December 1999. Is this airliner consistent?
We are at Narita, early December 1999. The protagonist is flying to ultimately DEN (presumably LAX first). The Mangaka is well-know for being incredibly accurate about historic technology, but he ...
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What gas is used to fill the fuel tanks of jet liners as the fuel drains?
I was reading Wikipedia and learning about production of rare gases like Krypton. On the following page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_separation
I saw an interesting, uncited claim:
Membrane gas ...
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When do airliner windows fog up on the inside?
Although so rare that it isn't thought possible, apparently airliner windows can fog up on the inside despite the generally dry cabin air, as I have witnessed on my last flight during cruise (in an ...
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Why did an A320 recently pitch down due to solar radiation, if a corrupted computer is voted out by the others and ignored?
Recently, allegedly due to solar radiation, an Airbus A320 allegedly pitched down "4-5 seconds" before the autopilot corrected it$^\color{magenta}{\star}$. Why did that happen when fly-by-...
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Can airliners use bank instead of 'crabbing' for crosswind landings? [duplicate]
A Boeing 747 recently suffered a pod strike on landing due to gusts and crosswind conditions.
I know that airliners favor 'crabbing' for crosswind landings, but clearly the final maneuvers this ...
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Why does the A350(900 and 1000)'s outmost spoiler stay straight, and the ailerons don't droop on flaps 4
I was recently on a Qatar Airways A350-900 from IAD to DOH. When we took off, the outermost spoiler was drooping with the flaps, and the aileron was also drooping. But during the landing, the ailerons ...
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Is there any data of a commercial airline flight with the highest known number of go-arounds?
Wondering if there is data out there of a airliner flight that has the greatest number of go-arounds ever recorded and what led to that high number of attempts.
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If the horizontal stabilizer actuator seizes on a modern airliner, can pilots still move the horizontal stab manually?
Pilots can move the horizontal stab manually using the trim wheel that is in the cockpit. I've read about 737 horizontal stab actuators jamming, and I'm wondering about the redundancy in these ...
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What dominates the life cycle cost of a typical passenger/cargo plane?
Is it production, maintenance, or fuel?
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What are some reasons a military aircraft would attempt to hide beneath/shadow a civilian airliner? [closed]
Living in the same place looking at the same sky and flight patterns for almost 4 years now, one day stands out to me. I saw a civilian airliner flying a general south to north pattern on a partly ...
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Why (seemingly) so many new supersonic planes all of a sudden?
I heard about Boom Supersonic's test of their XB-1 plane (which is a single seat jet they are using to test before they build an airliner), and then over the next day I got videos of 2 more supersonic ...
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Can an airliner fly with only 1 out of 4 engines operating?
If 3 out of 4 engines fail mid-flight, can a commercial passenger aircraft still perform level flight?
Obviously, the aircraft will not be able to maintain its 4-engine cruising altitude. But can it ...
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Itavia flight 870: How accurately can the aircraft crash be reconstructed with current technique?
This question is related to the Itavia flight 870. A passenger airliner Douglas DC-9 that crashed into the Mediterranean in 1980. Surprisingly to me the causes of the crash have never been clearly ...
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Tiller use on takeoff
When a commercial jet aircraft has been cleared for takeoff, does the PF use the tiller for steering, up to a certain speed? I've seen many vids where it seems the PF uses the yoke/sidestick for ...
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Why does Air Force Two lack a tail number?
Some people have been claiming photo manipulation on shots of a recent political event in Detroit. I don't believe the claims, but one thing was brought up that was confusing: The C-32A (I assume) ...
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