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Why aircraft have service ceilings?
Because that is just less than the highest altitude they have been tested at.
Is it easy to detect damage in composite aircraft construction?
Yes, it is. Aircraft stuctures are regularly 'NDT'd. -That is tested by x-ray or similar devices for structural cracks or strains.
Has any nuclear aircraft been able to fly?
Two nuclear-powered aircraft have been tested, but none have been placed in series production or service. The two aircraft are now out of service. They used to belong to the United States and the USSR.
Was the kitty hawk the wright brothers first airplane?
The 'Kitty Hawk' was not an airplane. It was the place where the Wrights tested and flew their aircraft.
Does sand in the air affect aircraft engines?
All engines have to be certified and tested to demonstrate certain thresholds of what can be ingested. So, yes.
Was the Area 51 incident real?
Area 51 is real - it is an area where the U.S. government tested experimental aircraft. It isn't clear what incident you are referring to.
Did the wright family invent the first airplane?
No, they did not. Many aircraft were built and tested and some even flown short distances before the Wright brother's flight.
What aircraft employs the six barrel 25mm GAU-12 gun pod on the centerline of the aircraft?
The GAU-12 is a five-barrel gun, usually mounted externally. It's been mounted on the AV-8 Harrier jump-jet fighter aircraft, the AC-130 gunship, and land-based vehicles. It has been tested for the AH-1 Cobra as well.
How many prototype nuclear powered jet engines were built and tested?
Most records about Nuclear Powered aircraft are classified, just like the Nuclear Submarines. The United States has only published one record of a Nuclear Powered aircraft. The program was cancelled in 1958, due to complications.
Why was the atomic bomb test in area51?
Atomic bombs were NEVER tested in area 51. Area 51 is not part of the nevada test site, it is an Airforce test area for classified aircraft.
When airplanes made?
The wright flyer, or the first powered aircraft ever successfully flown was first tested in kitty hawk, North Carolina by Orville and Wilbur wright. It flew about 100 feet for 10 seconds.
What is unique about the V22 Osprey Aircraft?
The 'Osprey' has a pair of tilt-rotor propellers. Configured with one propeller on each wing, the rotors can then 'tilt' from the vertical position to the horizontal position, allowing the craft to hover or land an take-off vertically, like a helicopter. Answer: The fact that it's the only (first) tilt-rotor aircraft to enter service. The concept itself was tried and tested on numerous previous aircraft dating back to at least 1942.
