Bird Feather-Like Flaps Could Be Fitted To Planes In The Future
A team of researchers from Princeton University is exploring how feather-like flaps on aircraft wings could improve stability ...
‘Something goes wrong’: American Airlines flight diverted to Eglin Air Force Base due to flap issue
An American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Mississippi was diverted to Eglin Air Force Base in Destin, Florida, due to a ...
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Allied 737 carried out dozens of ‘flap 15’ landings in weeks before gear-collapse excursion
The inquiry into the 11 December accident is recommending that the carrier inspects its fleet for possible landing-gear and flap problems. Allied Air’s aircraft (5N-JRT) was operating a ...
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Delta flight makes emergency landing at MSP
MINNEAPOLIS — A Delta Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Minneapolis-St ... after a mechanical issue with the plane's flaps, according to a statement from the airline.
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DGCA orders probe after IndiGo plane scrapes runway
A senior DGCA official explained that “as a company policy, the crew were asked to carry out flap 3 landing every time, which is not in line with the Airbus Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM) ...