What is the aircraft model used in the film "American Made"?
Oct 27, 2017 · In American Made, what is the model of the white airplane that the CIA presents to Barry Seal (played by Tom Cruise)? He says something along the lines of "the fastest piston twin". He says something along the lines of "the fastest piston twin".
Are the A400M propellers rotating in the wrong way in "Mission ...
Aug 6, 2020 · $\begingroup$ As a sidenote, mr Cruise hanging outside an actual plane is a (clever, I admin) publicity stunt. Current CGI is so advanced, you just can't tell the difference. It would have been cheaper, safer and faster to fake that, but when you count in the publicity value both for the movie AND mr Cruise, it makes sense. Sort of 😃 $\endgroup$
What are the correct procedures for military aircraft interception …
Oct 31, 2018 · The manoever in the movie is risky and unrealistic. What do you expect from Tom Cruise? ;-) There is indeed a Manual concerning Interception of Civil Aircraft governed by ICAO. It says: 4.1.2.1 The following method is recommended for the manoeuvring of intercepting aircraft for the purpose of visually identifying a civil aircraft: Phase I
Why do air forces still use bombers? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Sep 23, 2014 · Cruise missiles, such as the Tomahawk, have been used in very high risk situations where a downed aircraft and a captured pilot would be politically costly. However, cruise missiles can't deal very well with changing situations. A cruise missile can't tell if civilians have drifted into the target area, and abort the mission or choose another ...
How is the Dash 8 Q400 so fast? - Aviation Stack Exchange
That last value (for high speed cruise at light weight) seems to agree quite well with the max. cruise speed of 360 KTAS, which one usually find for the Q400. But best range speed at that weight would be around 188 KIAS (281 KTAS), quite a bit slower. At higher weight, the speed differences between best range and high speed cruise are smaller ...
How is an airline call sign assigned? - Aviation Stack Exchange
These designators are assigned, on request, by ICAO. The request is made by the applicant through their National Aviation Autority. There are actually two designators: the ICAO three letter code and the ICAO R/T designator. All assigned designators are published in ICAO document 8585. Two things are to be considered:
airliner - Why are commercial airplanes painted at all? - Aviation ...
Apr 4, 2015 · This is prompted by a recent flight I had on an US Air airplane that had just been repainted in the American Airlines livery. The captain joked that the paint was still so new that we shouldn't try touching it. Both companies are famous for always being in severe debt -- so saving every penny should have meant going for the 'naked' look.
Why do American Helicopters not have ejection seats or some …
Apr 25, 2024 · The rotors also need to be removed. Ideally the main rotor assembly is made very robust, especially for aircraft getting shot at. In this case it needs deliberate weak links with explosive charges fitted, probably up in blades where signals need to …
Why are there no commercial supersonic flights at present?
Jun 11, 2016 · This plane would seat 12 passengers, cruise at Mach 1.6 and create a sonic boom only 1% as strong as that generated by Concorde. It is also working with NASA on the X-59 QueSST . Boom Technology is an American startup company designing a Mach 2.2 (1,300 kn; 2,300 km/h) 55-passenger supersonic transport with 4,500 nm (8,300 km) of range, to be ...
Why do airliners pitch up during cruise? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Mar 26, 2014 · The reason the airplane at cruise is flying nose up at about 2 to 3 degrees (.78 mach and varies only about 1 degree at that alpha, altitude, and speed as a function of weight) has only to do with managing takeoff pitching moments due to engine thrust, requirement to align engines with local flow, and heavy nature of long landing gear structure.