modification in shape of an aircraft becomes more fuel efficient‚ quieter and capable of significantly longer distance travel. NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and Boeing are funding the X-48 technology demonstration research effort with a blended wing body design‚which is essentially a cross between a flying-wing design and a conventional plane‚ merging the aircraft’s wing and body into one structure. The biggest difference between the X-48C and present day aircraft is its revolutionary
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malfunctions. Once landed Captain Weir and Captain Pearson do an aircraft turnover with each other. Captain Pearson is now in charge and has the idea the aircraft has to be drip checked due to the fuel gauges being inoperative. While sitting in Montreal‚ a certified avionics technician category 38‚ Mr. Ouellet boards the flight deck to perform routine checks. As well as doing routine checks Mr. Ouellet verifies the previous certified aircraft technicians log book entry. He however becomes confused and
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Arima personally led an attack by about 100 Yokosuka D4Y Suisei ("Judy") dive bombers against a large Essex-class aircraft carrier‚ USS Franklin near Leyte Gulf‚ on (or about‚ accounts vary) 15 October 1944. Arima was killed and part of a plane hit Franklin. The Japanese high command and propagandists seized on Arima’s example: he was promoted posthumously to Admiral
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throughout the discussion. Airline Costs Airline costs fall into three broad categories: flight sensitive costs which vary with the number of flights the airline offers. These include the costs associated with crews‚ aircraft servicing‚ and fuel. Once the airline sets its schedule‚ these costs are fixed. traffic-sensitive costs which vary with the number of passengers. These include the costs associated with items such as ticketing agents and food. Airlines plan their
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Aircraft Pressurization System Airplanes‚ which do not have pressurization and air conditioning systems‚ are usually limited to the lower altitudes. They need to stay below 8‚000 feet. A cabin pressurization system accomplishes several functions in providing passengers comfort and safety. It maintains a cabin pressure altitude of approximately 8‚000 feet at the maximum designed cruising altitude of the airplane‚ and prevents rapid changes of cabin altitude‚ which may be dangerous to the passengers
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University of Kentucky FIN 445 October 2010 Gatton Student Research Publication | 1 The purpose of this case study is to determine if Boeing should accept or reject the project of producing their new line of commercial aircraft‚ the Boeing 777. The aircraft will complete a family of Boeing airplanes that service a broad range of necessities within the commercial airline industry. Frank Shrontz‚ the CEO of Boeing‚ has stated that his goal is to increase the company’s return on equity
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in form of variables consisting of definite explanation. The airline has a good safety record; public opinion often focuses extremely on accidents. Safety is influenced by many aspects such as organization‚ operations‚ preservation‚ atmosphere‚ aircraft design‚ and air traffic control. _Discussion_ Federal government airline safety is about to become less intelligible and more divisive due to the present-day terrorist treats. However‚ the Federal Government Administration will this month release
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after a bicycle wheel‚ which has a strong central hub with a series of connecting spokes. In the sense of aviation‚ an airline routes all of its traffic through one central hub or hubs; Dallas and Detroit‚ for example. Almost all of the airline’s aircraft flies on spokes between destinations and the hub‚ with very few direct flights between other destinations. Routing all the traffic through the hub actually makes the overall system more efficient. The design of a hub and spoke model is highly efficient
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1. Identification of Aircraft 1.1. Introduction Bombardier Global 8000 Bombardier Global 8000 is a new aircraft family built by a Canadian aircraft holding company that allows its passengers to experience the mainline level of comfort. The whole dimensions of the plane’s exterior is (27ft 1 in / 8.3m) for the overall height‚ (102ft 2 in / 31.2m) for the length‚ and (104ft / 31.7m) for the wingspan. The landing and take-offdistances for the airplane is approximately5‚800ft and 2‚810ft respectively
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search began after Malaysia Airlines issued a statement stating that the aircraft was missing. The search focused on the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea where the plane was last seen. The search was expanded to the straight of Malacca and the Andaman Sea after a military radar showed that Flight 370 made a sharp left turn and flew over the Malay Peninsula. Within two days‚ the country had already sent out more than 34 aircrafts and 40 ships to the area. Over 25 countries helped with the search. There
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