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Answer a question more than 60 days later with score of 5 or more. This badge can be awarded multiple times.
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At what altitude can the sonic boom no longer be heard at sea level?
Awarded 2 days ago
What formula to use for calculating pressure altitude?
Awarded 2 days ago
How complete is our understanding of lift?
Awarded Jul 11 at 7:48
What was the Space Shuttle's glide ratio?
Awarded Jun 24 at 16:40
Help identifying airfield and aircraft from movie "My Spy"
Awarded Jun 23 at 8:30
What are these blades on the engine cowling of a Wittman Tailwind?
Awarded Jun 22 at 8:27
Why do most radial engines use an odd number of cylinders?
Awarded Jun 18 at 16:49
Why does the EGT gauge in 172s have no numbers on it?
Awarded Jun 18 at 13:30
Is there a practical way to demonstrate sustained flight on the back side of the lift curve without an AoA meter?
Awarded Jun 5 at 13:11
Why do the 747's wing gear tilt while airborne, but not its body gear?
Awarded Jun 3 at 20:34
Where does Air Force One refuel?
Awarded May 21 at 13:34
How flat does a runway need to be?
Awarded May 15 at 13:52
When is an aircraft cleared to land?
Awarded May 2 at 12:02
Does altitude affect glide ratio?
Awarded Apr 23 at 22:17
How would you know the difference between a compressor stall and a surge based on indications in the cockpit?
Awarded Apr 20 at 9:02
How does jet engine water injection work?
Awarded Mar 9 at 22:47
Are TIBS and TWEB in Alaska discontinued?
Awarded Mar 8 at 23:55
Laminating required documents?
Awarded Mar 8 at 19:47
What is the performance of a flat plate wing?
Awarded Mar 6 at 20:36
What is a Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA) and what are its operational requirements?
Awarded Mar 3 at 8:11
How common are 400Hz supplies in aircraft?
Awarded Feb 26 at 2:37
Why did the B-29 have so much leftward torque at take-off?
Awarded Feb 19 at 19:06
Can you do your PPL solo time in an ultralight?
Awarded Feb 15 at 4:42
Why do early airliners have a "backward slope" windshield?
Awarded Feb 13 at 17:56
How can Ural Airlines fly an A320 from an unpaved field after an emergency landing?
Awarded Feb 10 at 11:42
Is the F-117 actually inferior in its RCS than the F-22 and B-2?
Awarded Feb 9 at 14:03
What is the longest time after which plane crash survivors were rescued?
Awarded Feb 4 at 10:20
Where can I go to sit in the cockpit of a Boeing?
Awarded Jan 25 at 17:30
What is the "Dying Whale" sound of F-35C during pattern/terminal area operations?
Awarded Jan 22 at 21:21
Why did Concorde have a max pitch down attitude in supersonic flight?
Awarded Jan 17 at 9:48
What happens if I cross the ADIZ line without a flight plan and no clearance or contact with ATC?
Awarded Jan 5 at 16:15
Do safety-critical avionics systems run Linux?
Awarded Dec 26, 2023 at 1:55
Which aircraft endure the highest Max Q's (aerodynamic pressure)?
Awarded Dec 18, 2023 at 16:22
Why does the A350-900 call out to retard at 20 feet above the runway?
Awarded Nov 27, 2023 at 15:58
Could you help me identify this plane (miniature model)?
Awarded Nov 17, 2023 at 16:33
Why are propeller airplanes still made?
Awarded Nov 16, 2023 at 21:03
What are the limitations to adding wings with engines to a helicopter?
Awarded Oct 23, 2023 at 19:28
What is the total lift equation of a helicopter with 3 Flettner rotors?
Awarded Oct 7, 2023 at 15:40
Are QDM and QDR the same as 'inbound' and 'outbound' courses?
Awarded Oct 7, 2023 at 3:52
Why does Vx have a relationship with thrust but Vy has a relationship with power?
Awarded Sep 21, 2023 at 6:21
What is the linkage connecting the body landing gear on the C-130?
Awarded Sep 15, 2023 at 20:16
Do/why don't spaceplanes suffer from flutter?
Awarded Sep 7, 2023 at 15:06
"Airplane mode" does not disable GPS... is it safe to use GPS in flight?
Awarded Aug 18, 2023 at 12:55
Is night vision essential to pilots?
Awarded Aug 5, 2023 at 2:22
Why was the F-14 retired 15 years ago while the contemporary F-15 is still operational?
Awarded Jul 26, 2023 at 22:00
What’s the purpose of the small “hole” in front of wing root on A320-214?
Awarded Jul 24, 2023 at 12:52
Why do pilots sample the fuel before a flight?
Awarded Jul 22, 2023 at 22:55
Why does this Strikemaster have a textured leading edge?
Awarded Jul 12, 2023 at 20:18
Why do airliners over south-west Europe cruise at flight levels with inversed numbers?
Awarded Jul 12, 2023 at 5:51
Who owns this abandoned airplane?
Awarded Jul 9, 2023 at 21:15
Who owns this abandoned airplane?
Awarded Jul 9, 2023 at 3:10
Can you identify this Chicago(?) aircraft incident involving loss of control?
Awarded Jul 6, 2023 at 13:22
What things can a passenger look out for, to indicate an emergency?
Awarded Jul 5, 2023 at 13:05
Is there a triangle representation for the Canadian airspace?
Awarded Jun 30, 2023 at 10:06
Why did Cessna get rid of manual flaps in their 172?
Awarded Jun 20, 2023 at 20:57
What is the difference between regulatory and nonregulatory airspace?
Awarded May 15, 2023 at 17:50
Why does the SR-71 Blackbird sometimes have dents in the nose?
Awarded May 7, 2023 at 1:05
Are "Tally-ho" and "no joy" acceptable ATC terms for civil operations?
Awarded May 5, 2023 at 16:36
What steps have been taken to rule out instrument failure due to blocked static ports or pitot tubes?
Awarded May 2, 2023 at 16:55
Is it OK to move a light aircraft by pushing or pulling the propeller?
Awarded Apr 26, 2023 at 13:06
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