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On June 15, 1991, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines expelled 4 km³ of volcanic ash. At Cubi Point Naval Air Station, 40 km away, 10-15 cm of ash accumulated on a World Airways DC-10, shifting its center of gravity and causing its nose to tip up.

349 upvotes • AeroNerd2012

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Synchcropter pilots, how different is flying a synchcropter to a normal (tail & main rotor) helicopter? Is it comparable to a Chinook?

345 upvotes • BreadWithSalmon

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Why did the US perform so poorly in Vietnam especially against air defenses?

342 upvotes • Cool-Reaction-9339

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For the love of Christ, the captain puts on the fasten- seatbelt sign for a reason

331 upvotes • Emergency-Pepper3537

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My view out of the rear of a KC-10 over Greenland

327 upvotes • ScreamiNarwhals

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What’s a commercial model that was the right plane at the wrong time?

322 upvotes • Previous_Store_3553

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Weird question maybe: for the first time in my flying life (30 years), American airlines demanded we closed the shades on takeoff and landing. 2 flight in a row, is this a new thing?

315 upvotes • SolSparrow

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Do pilots mind?

308 upvotes • BladeRunner_Deckard

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Convair 990 with large anti-shock bodies on the upper trailing edge of the wings, to increase the critical Mach by reducing transonic drag.

301 upvotes • AeroNerd2012

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Doc flew in today

294 upvotes • XvX_Joe_XvX

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On June 15, 1991, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines expelled 4 km³ of volcanic ash. At Cubi Point Naval Air Station, 40 km away, 10-15 cm of ash accumulated on a World Airways DC-10, shifting its center of gravity and causing its nose to tip up.	349	AeroNerd2012
Synchcropter pilots, how different is flying a synchcropter to a normal (tail & main rotor) helicopter? Is it comparable to a Chinook?	345	BreadWithSalmon
Why did the US perform so poorly in Vietnam especially against air defenses?	342	Cool-Reaction-9339
For the love of Christ, the captain puts on the fasten- seatbelt sign for a reason	331	Emergency-Pepper3537
My view out of the rear of a KC-10 over Greenland	327	ScreamiNarwhals
What’s a commercial model that was the right plane at the wrong time?	322	Previous_Store_3553
Weird question maybe: for the first time in my flying life (30 years), American airlines demanded we closed the shades on takeoff and landing. 2 flight in a row, is this a new thing?	315	SolSparrow
Do pilots mind?	308	BladeRunner_Deckard
Convair 990 with large anti-shock bodies on the upper trailing edge of the wings, to increase the critical Mach by reducing transonic drag.	301	AeroNerd2012
Doc flew in today	294	XvX_Joe_XvX