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What is the difference between Mechanical Engineer and Aerospace Engineer?

I really want to get into the Aerospace Engineer industry (I want to design the plane's airframe and basically a little bit of everything) but have no idea what to...

Asked on 09/26/2021 by Tim Bob

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What material is the B737 wing skin made out of?

What material is the B737 wing skin made out of? I actually couldn't find much information on the wing skin upper and lower panel materials for the B737, the general...

Asked on 09/26/2021

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Why do airfoil's trailing edges point downward?

The trailing edge of and airfoil is mostly pointing downward. Is there any reason for that? Down wash increases drag and down wash is due to the direction of air...

Asked on 09/26/2021

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How are "charter" and "passenger" flights defined in the AIDX standard?

I'd like to know the difference between these flight types in the IATA AIDX standard; specifically, for use in fuel order notifications....

Asked on 09/26/2021 by loalf

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How do I choose the correct airfoil?

I am currently working on a personal single seat, piston aircraft that I would fly myself and I am currently in a bit of conundrum when it comes to my...

Asked on 09/26/2021 by Deathcoder

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What methods are used for calculating maximum takeoff windspeed of a helicopter?

I would like to calculate the maximum windspeed in which a helicopter may safely take off and safely land, assuming a theoretical wind environment with constant wind direction and no...

Asked on 09/26/2021

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How fixed air, gas and fixed weights in rigid airships is computed in this book?

I hope I am posting this in the right forum. My current problem is part aviation, part maths.I have been struggling with the following computation ( Burgess, Charles Paine....

Asked on 09/26/2021

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Is it practical to intentionally stall an aircraft to execute a fast, controlled descent?

An MD-11 had an onboard fire, but had to request more flying distance at least partly to execute a safe descent (and to dump fuel). It ended...

Asked on 09/26/2021 by Abdullah

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Why might DTK on GPS not match depicted course on approach plate?

I hope this isn't a dumb question, but I haven't flown a whole lot of GPS approaches and today I observed something that I cannot explain: There was a...

Asked on 09/26/2021 by Michael Hall

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Is the APU classified as a component of Airframe or Powerplant?

In the classification of systems and components on the aircraft - is an APU classified under the Airframe or the Powerplant?...

Asked on 09/26/2021 by Jamiu NINIOLA

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