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What does this handle from the movie Flight (2012) do? https://t.co/nMeki6kl6R #featureidentification

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How do flight controls work in tandem wing configuration? https://t.co/y4NWrLmo6j #aircraftdesign

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Can you answer this? What other times has a Chinese high-altitude balloon entered US airspace? https://t.co/7kXiydSElJ #airspace

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Impact to lift curve slope for a tapered wing with only trailing edge sweep? https://t.co/fogPtkyzGe #wing

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Other than looking cool, what is the reason behind the TSR-2's anhedral wingtips? https://t.co/74HZip8XFQ #aerodynamics

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Was there a TCAS alert during the near miss at Austin TX, where a Boeing 737 was mistaken... https://t.co/YqXn0bEonR #airtrafficcontrol

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Can anyone identify this photograph - what aircraft, when and where? https://t.co/herOYSlnvL #aircraftidentification

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Can an aircraft use ram air to generate power while flying? https://t.co/hUHLebxzbC #aerodynamics

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Can you answer this? Do El Al Israel aircraft have Chaff/Flare dispensers and RWRs? https://t.co/SiVKoOdzM6 #airliner

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Can a helicopter's main rotor mince a human? https://t.co/mzbrD45P1y #safety

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Why are the trailing edges of wings not always made as 'sharp' as possible? https://t.co/vPAndpYKQp #aircraftdesign

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If a balloon lies within gun range, why would a 21st century warplane shoot it with a missile, ins... https://t.co/JT4RCyEWKz #military

[Aviation SE @StackAviation]

To what extent is modern "maneuverable spy balloonery" really a thing? https://t.co/llMiRzGYp6 #military

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How exactly do ICAO's VOR-based minimum separation standards work? https://t.co/5SZ6h5wmR9 #airtrafficcontrol

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Do you need a Commercial Pilot Certificate to fly an aircraft you own for aerial survey ... https://t.co/VNssIsdNIl #commercialaviation

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How do aircraft inverters work and why are they necessary? https://t.co/HMOYG2v3gc #aircraftsystems

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What were the forces imparted by the chicken gun? https://t.co/GZZ8bDCRVW #flighttesting

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Will two counter rotating vortices cancel eachother? https://t.co/VqbbPkuses #aerodynamics

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Flaps type for Beech Bonanza V-35B https://t.co/UstnGXnXA0 #flaps

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Is it true Wynantskill, NY has a real problem with aircraft noise from Air Force, or other aircrafts?... https://t.co/QWOiu2Tuty #noise