A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
Documents obtained by Business Insider show how the F/A-18 pilot prevented his fighter jet from crashing into the Indian ...
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Blasting Off: Examining An Airliner's Required Climb Profile
With the primary drag source eliminated after gear retraction, the aircraft can climb at an increased rate, thus increasing the gradient requirement. Pilots want to fly a straight course down the ...