Wing flaps are movable surfaces located on the trailing edge of the wings and are typically deployed during specific phases of takeoff and landing. The majority of planes have these, whether jets or ...
Thorough pre-flight planning, including precise performance calculations accounting for environmental factors (e.g., density altitude) and runway conditions, is crucial for safe short and soft field ...
Investigators believe habitual behaviour resulted in a De Havilland Dash 8-400 crew’s mis-setting take-off flaps during a departure from a short runway in Queensland last year. The QantasLink aircraft ...