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Richard Lawrence Collins (November 28, 1933 [1] – April 29, 2018) was an American aviation author and journalist.. Collins earned his private pilot certificate in 1952 and subsequently logged over 20,000 hours in general aviation airplanes.
The Jetwing was a small, mid-wing design powered by a turbofan and fitted with tail-wheel undercarriage.The upper surface of the swept wings incorporated a slot along 70% span, through which air from the engine's fan stage could be discharged.
The du Temple monoplane. Some notable powered hops were made before the problem of powered flight was finally solved. In 1874 Félix du Temple built a steam-powered aeroplane which took off from a ramp with a sailor on board and remained airborne for a short distance.
Aviation accident analysis is performed to determine the cause of errors once an accident has happened. In the modern aviation industry, it is also used to analyze a database of past accidents in order to prevent an accident from happening.
General aviation aircraft production in the U.S. -- following its 30-year peak in the late 1970s—dropped sharply over the next few years to a fraction of its original volume [12] —from approximately 18,000 units in 1978 [8] [13] [14] [15] to 4,000 units in 1986.
Air Facts Journal. Assessment comment. The comment(s) below were originally left at , and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past ...
The Air & Space Power Journal was the name of the flagship journal of the Department of the United States Air Force from 2001 to 2021. The journal, now named Air & Space Operations Review, is a quarterly military science scholarly journal published by Air University Press, the academic publisher of the United States Air Force, in English.
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