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What are the Best small private jets?

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It's depended upon your budget. If you're looking a private jet, you can explore various options as per your needs and requirements. you can also visit or contact Landstar Multilink for more details.

What is the seating plan of Boeing 777?

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I can't describe it so here it is: http://www.klm.com/travel/gb_en/images/b777_tcm54-32115.gif

What is faster a car or plane?

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Accelerating to 200 mph there are several cars that can out run even the fastest planes, such as the Salen S7, ferarri Enzo, Lamborghini Merialago ect... but a planes cruising speed is much faster than any cars top speed.

What problem developed when airplane frames were made lighter?

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When the airplane frames were made lighter, the plane became flimsy.

What is low speed mach buffet?

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The previous answer is not correct. There are two types of Mach buffets.

Low speed mach buffet is due to AoA being increased at high altitudes causing the airflow over the wing to locally exceed the speed of sound creating a pressure wave that causes the following air flow to separate from the wing. This is a different type of stall than airflow separation due to slow speed.

High speed mach buffet is due to a part of the aircraft exceeding the speed of sound due to excessive speed. Whether or not the previous induvial recognizes "low speed mach buffet" the FAA test for ATM asks about it, so understand the difference between Low speed and high speed mach buffets and their causes.

If an airplane is 1 degree off course how many miles with they fly before they are 1 mile off course?

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Did you know that if you are off course by just one degree then for every mile that you travel you get 92 feet further away from the right heading.

What altitude do passenger airplanes travel at?

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From 28,000 to 33,000 feet.

How do you fly a plane?

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Carefully. The best way to learn how to fly an aircraft and the fundamental principles of flight would be to search for your locate flight schools and begin taking some classes if you are so interested.

Happy Flying!

How long does it take to become a pilot of a private plane?

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How long it takes to become a pilot depends on a couple of factors. One being the type of pilot you wish to be, and the other being the amount of time you put into it. One who wishes to fly their own plane, can finishing training in around eight months. If they put in a lot of flight time. Those who wish to become a pilot as a career should expect to spend four or more years training.

To receive a Private Pilot license in the U.S., the FAA requires student pilots to have a minimum of 40 hours of flight time, and complete an FAA ground school test. However, this is the minimum and most people take longer, normally between 50 - 60 flight hours if you fly frequently. This can take anywhere from 3 months to years depending on how often you fly. Flying 2 to 3 times a week is necessary if you want to complete it quickly.

To obtain an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate (commercial airline pilot) takes a minimum of 1500 flight hours. This will take a couple of years to gain this many flight hours and to go through a pilot program, but all depends on how frequently you are able to fly. You will also need a bachelor's degree to be competitive to get a job for a major airline in the U.S.

How much money does a truckdriver make in a week?

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It all depends how much you have in the way of Expenses. When you drive a truck keep in mind that you need money for Constance repairs as well as tires and don't forget the diesel fuel. You should have a expense account set aside for all those things. Then after all they are taken care of then the rest is yours for savings.

As a truck driver though you will be spending more in repairs and fuel then savings. My suggestion is to work for someone and let him worry about all the repairs and fuel cost. On top of all that what about your health care and your SS contributions. Keep that in mind as well. Good luck.

Do you have a good chance of becoming a pilot?

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From everything ive read it is very hard you have to admit if they had it as an easy way then alot more planes would crash and alot more good men would die. , though there are a lot of things to help better your chances. Such as grades (depending if your in school or not) joining JROTC (highschool) ROTC (college) and OTS (once your in the military) to become an officer. having extra carriculars isn't terrible either.

ive also heard having a pilot license, which you can get when your 16 and have some cash, the more hours you have in the air, the more it shows the military your willing to fight for flight. also you have to do anything you can to get into airforce academy which is free if you make it.

Noise of a plane approaching at a speed of 1000mph is not heard do you know why?

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Its going faster then sound, so you hear it just as it passes by.

Do planes look like birds?

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It's all a matter of opinion. I would say they have some similar qualities, although last time I checked birds don't have engines :P

Anyway, like I said, it's about opinion. Some people will say birds look exactly like planes, others will say they look nothing like birds.

Birds do have wings like planes do, and a back flip/tail, like planes do. They also share the same front base, as a bird has their head in front, and the plane has the cockpit.

In fact, some planes are actually modeled after birds.

"New research suggests that a bird-shaped airplane - with angled wings and a fatter body - would make the modern plane more fuel efficient. I spoke recently with Geoffrey Spedding, an engineer at the University of Southern California, about this discovery - and how it could change the way we fly."

Check out this article:

Do tigers live in plains?

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No. I don't think so... ^~^

How does lift work for a plane or a bird?

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Basically the lift of the plane works on the balanceness of air pressure. When the air pressure is made to build more below the plane and the air pressure on the upper part becomes less, then the plane gets a lift.

Why can't I fly like a birdy?

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Because we are humans, and humans do not have wings. However, the next best thing to flying like a bird is assisted flight, such as hang gliding, jet packs, ultralight aircraft and paragliding.

Can you take a bird on a airplane?

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Yes they can. Parrots can fly unless you give them a wingcut. Wingcut is cutting a little part of the wing feathers so that the parrot can't fly. Wingcut is totally harmless to the parrot. As time passes, the wing feathers grow back and the parrot can fly again.

All species of parrots can fly, with the exception of the kakapo, a critically endangered flightless parrot of New Zealand.

Parrots have an erratic flight path, and they are capable of zig-zagging back and forth in a way many other birds cannot. This is a protective mechanism, which makes it more difficult for predators such as hawks to catch them.

How fast do chickadees fly?

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10k per hour

World's fastest jet airliner?

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Mach 0.855 (650 mph) - The Boeing 747-8 (launch late 2009) and the Boeing 777.

Which bird can hover like a helicopter?

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The Hummingbird best meets that criteria, it can even go into reverse, but it can't keep it up forever.

Can birds fly faster than airplanes?

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No, they cannot. Planes can go up to 500 mph. Birds can go nowhere near this. The fastest known bird, The Peregrine Falcon can go up to a speed of 200 mph. Although this is fast for a bird it is no match for a plane.

How are a plane's wing and a bird's wing alike?

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Wings of airplanes and birds have a lot of general similiarities. They have an airfoil shape that allows them to generate lift. They have a main structural member that supports the wing; this is the spar on an airplane and the bones on a bird. Both also can flex under the air loads that allows them to bend a small amount.

The difference is that a Bird's wing changes shape as it flys. The bird can make his wing span longer or shorter. He can twist his wings or lay them flat. This is not the same as bending. Instead the bird is moving the wings to create the Center of Lift as he needs. A Bird's wing can also flap, which classifies it as an Ornothopter.

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Yes, I'm agree that wings of airplanes and birds have a lot of similarities

. First, they use air to fly. Their wings have streamline shape or it also called 'aerodynamic'. Both of them have leading edge and trailing edge. The most important thing is, they take advantage of Bernoulli's Principle(creates difference of air pressure)

Do you call this bird flying about 37000 feet and sometimes luckily bumping some airplanes?

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At 37,000 ft, there's nowhere near enough oxygen to support the high oxygen demand of a high-metabolic organism (bird!), nor enough air density to support either flapping or gliding flight. So the answer is - no bird flies this high.