Each occupant of a turbine-powered aircraft is assumed to weigh 200 lb., thus allowing for stowed luggage and carry-on items. In the case of piston-engine airplanes, we assume each occupant weighs 170 ...

Modern aircraft generate an astonishing amount of data in flight. Every parameter from engine performance to flight control ...

Although density altitude does reduce performance of an aircraft, it doesn't automatically keep you on the ground. [Credit: Shutterstock] Many pilots misunderstand density altitude (DA), often ...

For an aircraft to be listed in the Purchase Planning Handbook, a production-conforming article must have flown by March 1 of this year. The dimensions, weights and performance characteristics of each ...