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Who was the pilot of the plane that posted the fastest airspeed?
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∙ 11y ago
If you're willing to bend the definition of "plane" just a bit, the X-15 experimental rocket plane was probably the fastest. William "Pete" Knight flew one to a speed of 4,519 mph (Mach 6.72) on October 3, 1967.
In terms of more conventional airplanes, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was likely the fastest under jet power. Since the Blackbird's flights and its capabilities are almost all classified, there's no way to say who flew it the fastest, but the speed was certainly well in excess of Mach 3, around 2,000 mph.
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The main purposes of an airspeed indicator in an aircraft?
The primary purpose of an airspeed indicator in an aircraft is to give the pilot some sense of how fast the aircraft is moving. A pitot tube, which is a forward pointing hollow tube that is mounted on the plane, is pressurized by the force of the air the plane encounters as it flies. This air pressure is compared to a static reference, and the difference is proportional to the airspeed. The faster the plane moves, the higher the pressure in the pitot tube, and the greater the difference between that and the reference. All that will result in higher indicated air speed. There are some issues associated with the accuracy of the system (like when the plane is flying into a headwind), and information on that and more detail in general can be found by using the link to Wikipedia. The pictures are informative, and a reader can pick up a handful of specialized terms relating to the device and the principles upon which it operates. Answer The airspeed indicator provides the pilot with an indication of relative airspeed -- or how fast the aircraft is moving relative to the air in which it is flying. This is important to a pilot because it is relative airspeed that affects the performance of the airplane. If airspeed gets too low, the plane will stall; if airspeed gets too high, the plane will suffer structural damage/failure. By monitoring airspeed, and making necessary control adjustments, a pilot ensures that the airplane performs as designed. Fortunately, aircraft are designed -- and pilots are trained -- such that these extreme cases are routinely avoidable.
What happened to Air France Flight 447 and why did it crash?
The Pitot tube iced up which resulted in auto pilot putting the plane into a dive to regain airspeed. The pilot can feel that he has speed and shuts off the auto pilot, then pulls back on the yoke to slow the plane and stalls the plane sending it into a flat spin from which there is no recovery with limited gauges.
What is the airspeed of a plane called when it cannot fly anymore?
Stall.
Do you fly or pilot a plane?
you pilot a plane
What manned jet aircraft holds the official air speed?
SR-71 holds the record for the fastest manned jet aircraft. The officail maximum airspeed achieved by the plane is near Mach3.5. Unfortunately it is only a spy plane or surveillance aircraft.
What is it called when you pilot a plane?
To fly a plane is the same as to pilot a plane.
What was the plane called that crashed in Munich 1958?
Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador.
What is the type of pilot that transport cargo?
A pilot of a plane needs the same license to fly a cargo plane as a pilot of a passenger plane.
What raises and lowers a plane during flight?
It depends on your airspeed. At normal cruise airspeed, an increase or decrease of engine thrust causes an aircraft to ascend or descend. At approach airspeed, a slower airspeed with flaps lowered, raising or lowering the elevators causes the aircraft to ascend or descend.
What is the fastest speed of a jet plane?
2,193.167 by the Lockhead SR-71A is the fastest for a jet plane the fastest by any plane was 4,520 by a rocket plane though
Whats the fastest plane?
the fastest plane is the stelt fighter. YEA
Was concord the fastest airplane?
No, but it was the fastest passenger aeroplane. OVULESSLEY its not the fastest plane but its ovues that it was the fastest passenger plane
