The January/February 2020 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on how to better "Know Your Aircraft." Feature articles cover each major section of an aircraft, highlighting the many design, performance and structural variations you’ll likely see and how they affect your flying. We’ll also take a fresh look at understanding aircraft energy management.
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Feature Articles
1
No Surprises! Keeping Control of Avionics and Automation (on FlightPush)
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The Beating Heart: How Your Engine Works and How to "Treat" It (on FlightPush)
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3
The Arthropod’s Revenge: How the Airplane’s Fuselage Has More in Common With Bugs Than Birds (on FlightPush)
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L’Empennage: A Guided Tour of Your Plane’s Tail Feathers (on FlightPush)
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The Wing’s The Thing: How Wing Design Affects Your Ride, and How to Preflight for Safety (on FlightPush)
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6
Give Me a Brake ... And Maybe a Tire and a Strut Too: Understanding Your Undercarriage (on FlightPush)
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On The Money: Getting to Know Your Airplane as an Energy System (on FlightPush)
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Contents as listed in the FAA's archive of FAA Safety Briefing issues. Issue Archive