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The A350's First Flight Crew: Focus on Fernando Alonso

It is every pilot's 2 faced moment: the first flight of an unproven airplane. Although coming from a company that has made some of the finest airliners over the years, every new airplane is a new airp

Radu Balas4 Jun 2013Industry

A320 Sharklets: Factory Installation vs Production Retrofit
How Airbus A320 Sharklets were fitted either at the factory or later as a production retrofit, and why JetBlue's N821JB and AirAsia's 9M-AQQ each made a small piece of history in 2013.
Radu Balas18 Mar 2013Industry
Project Airbus Tech
Announcing Project Airbus Tech (PAT) in February 2013: a free, FCOM sourced bank of technical questions and answers on the Airbus A320 for flight crew.
Radu Balas4 Feb 2013Industry
Radka Machova
An interview with Radka Machova, formation lead of the Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team, on 42 years of flying, the Zlin 50LX, G forces and tight formation work.
Radu Balas1 Jan 2013Industry
2013: A Year Flown By
A review of 2013 in global and Indian civil aviation: first flights of the A350, 777X programme and CSeries, Indian airline results, safety, regulation, training and air traffic.
Radu Balas1 Jan 2013Industry
Jets
A topic page on regional and mainline jets from the old Flying Engineer blog, built around the story of how Bombardier's C Series was born.
Radu Balas1 Jan 2013Industry
Shining the Green Laser: A Detriment to Flight Safety
A cheap green laser pointed at a landing airplane can light up the whole cockpit and blind the pilot at the worst moment. Here is why it is so dangerous.
Marius Stefan20 Mar 2012Industry
Diving into the A320: Dive Speeds
What the A320 dive speed is, why fly-by-wire protections keep the aircraft away from it, and the numbers: MD/VD Mach 0.89 / 381 kt.
Radu Balas18 Mar 2012Industry
Airbus A380
A topic page for the Airbus A380 tag, built from the post on A320 dive speeds, high speed protection and A380 dive testing.
Radu Balas1 Jan 2012Industry
787
A topic page on the Boeing 787 from the old Flying Engineer blog: the India Aviation 2012 tour, an Air India ferry hop, the A330 comparison and more.
Radu Balas1 Jan 2012Industry
NFTI: Rising to the Top, and How
A visit to NFTI Gondia, a CAE Global Academy, on 16 to 18 January 2012, and why it rose to the top of Indian flight schools, compared with IGRUA: fleet, instructors, facilities, cost and job placement.
Radu Balas1 Jan 2012Industry
A320 Dive Speeds: VD and MD
What the VD and MD dive speeds are on the Airbus A320, how fly by wire protections keep the aircraft below them, and what happens if speeds above VMO and MMO are reached.
Radu Balas1 Jan 2012Industry
Aero India 2011
A photo gallery from Aero India 2011 at Yelahanka, Bangalore, with aircraft from the Gipps Aero GA8 Airvan to the Su-30 MKI and the Surya Kiran aerobatic team.
Radu Balas1 Jan 2011Industry

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The A350's First Flight Crew: Focus on Fernando Alonso

A320 Sharklets: Factory Installation vs Production Retrofit

Project Airbus Tech

Radka Machova

2013: A Year Flown By

Jets

Shining the Green Laser: A Detriment to Flight Safety

Diving into the A320: Dive Speeds

Airbus A380

787

NFTI: Rising to the Top, and How

A320 Dive Speeds: VD and MD

Aero India 2011

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