Tag: plane
Teenager, 19, One Of Youngest Ever Airline Pilots
A teenager has become one of the UK’s youngest ever airline pilots. Luke Elsworth, 19, was offered a job with easyJet after taking one of the fastest possible routes to becoming qualified…
LA Speed Story, World’s Fastest Aircraft Hitting Mach 3
This may be the single greatest aviation story ever told, it’s about the iconic SR-71 Blackbird whose full operating specs are still classified to this day. The story, from the now out-of-print book Sled Driver by former SR-71 jockey Brian Shul (available used on Amazon for just $700). Here’s the ultimate aviation troll…
A Plane On A Conveyor Belt Is Moving In The Opposite Direction. Can It Take Off?
Question 1. A plane is on a conveyor belt which, when turned on, moves the plane backwards at a speed equal to the normal take-off speed of the plane. If the pilot uses the normal amount of throttle and other controls…
Can it take off?