Monthly Archives: February 2018

I first got involved in designing FTI equipment in 2008 when TFASA (Test Flying Academy of South Africa) asked me to design some FTI equipment to be used in a Hawker Hunter jet that they were using for a course … Continue reading →

Taking a look at the ground effect and the flare on landing performance using JSBSim to see it’s effect on the final sink rate and the change in airspeed. For this test I’m using the Boeing 737 model included with … Continue reading →

When an aircraft pitches up or down the tailplane rotates around the cg of the aircraft and this motion causes a change in the tailplane’s angle of attack, which generates a change in lift at the tailplane. This change in … Continue reading →