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Icon’s AOA resembles a small airfoil that moves in relation to the aircraft’s angle of attack. It’s something Icon’s chief test pilot Brett Davenport calls an audacious move, ...
Unambiguous procedures for installing angle-of-attack sensors on Yakovlev Superjet 100s are being developed after the fatal crash of a Gazpromavia aircraft – as well as an earlier incident ...
The FAA has been actively promoting angle-of-attack (AoA) indication systems as a means of reducing general aviation loss of control (LOC) accidents for several years. An analysis of nearly 2,500 ...
Angle of attack indicators are common in military aircraft, and there are some available for general aviation airplanes. But most civilian pilots are taught to use airspeed as the indicator of an ...
Today, aviation experts say, the angle-of-attack sensor on Boeing jets will get fresh scrutiny after two Boeing 737 MAX airplanes crashed, in Ethiopia last week and in Indonesia in October.
The FAA’s recent announcement that it is going to make the installation of angle-of-attack indicators in light general aviation airplanes as easy as possible is an incredible development. Why ...
"Angle of Attack, Air France 447 and the Future of Aviation Safety" by Roger Rapoport and Shem Malmquist is now on sale from Curt Lewis Aviation Books.
"Angle Of Attack" chronicles the 100-year history of Naval aviation — from wobbly gliders and the shipboard landing in 1911 to modern supersonic jets and unmanned aerial vehicles. The two-hour ...
Global Commercial Aircraft Angle of Attack Sensors Market 2017-2021 by Aircraft Type - Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 6.45% - ResearchAndMarkets.com February 12, 2018 04:33 PM Eastern Standard Time ...
Operators of Cirrus Aircraft SF50 Vision Jets have been ordered urgently to replace angle-of-attack sensors, after three incidents in which stall-protection systems improperly activated.
WASHINGTON — In 2014, Lufthansa flight 1829 took off from Bilbao, Spain, and was ascending normally when the plane’s nose unexpectedly dropped. The plane — an Airbus A321 with 109 passengers ...