programme (Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology). It was developed by NASA and Californian company AeroVironment Inc. ERAST programme develops pilotless solar powered airplane technology. The HELIOS construction is based upon its predecessors like NASA’s solar plane Pathfinder‚ which was successfully tested a few years prior to HELIOS. Due to its speed HELIOS was able to fly over the same spot for days or weeks‚ therefore‚ in the future such aircrafts could substitute communication
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AGING AIRCRAFT: STRUCTURAL FAILURE Introduction 1. The term ‘Aging Aircraft’ generally applies to the aircraft getting older in its operational service. An aircraft begins to ‘Age’ as soon as it first flies and various effects begin to occur. However‚ the term is usually applied to the issues which can begin to arise as the time-since-new becomes significant. Aircraft design methodologies and approved maintenance schedules take account of the effects of the continued use of aircraft. Non Destructive
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orderliness‚ and maintenance of business or property. Good housekeeping is an important consideration in underwriting of fire hazard and other forms of insurance‚ as well as in certification by fire‚ health‚ and industrial safety agencies. ORGANiZATiONAL CHART OF HOUSEKEEPiNG DEPARTMENT (LARGE ESTABLiSHMENT) Executive Housekeeper/Housekeeping Manager Roomskeeping Supervisor Public Area Supervisor Linen & Laundry Supervisor Room Attendant Houseman/Utility Maintenance Linen Attendant
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corrosion damage in the lap joints of aircraft skins has become a major safety concern‚ particularly after the Aloha airlines incident. On April 28‚ 1988 a nineteen-year-old Boeing 737 aircraft‚ operated by Aloha airlines‚ lost a major portion of the upper fuselage near the front of the plane‚ in full flight at 24‚000 feet. The Aloha incident marked a turning point in the history of aircraft corrosion. In 1998‚ the combined commercial aircraft fleet operated by U.S. airlines was
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Human Resource Maintenance Its function includes: 1. Worker Orientation 2. Physical working conditions 3. Motivation 4. Performance evaluation 5. Compensation Administration 6. Management-labor relations & movement 1. Worker Orientation It is a procedure for providing new employees with basic background information about the firm. It refers to the assistance given to the newly hired employee in adjusting to the new work environment Importance: there is hardly any graduate
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adequate stock quantities in the Unit Rebuild Division; and 6) maintenance costs per coach operating hour‚ that can directly influence the managers’ payment. Additionally‚ the plan put a daily pressure to every manager in Maintenance Division because they cannot control the reports‚ and also if they do so‚ the safety of the buses cannot be ensured. Clayton Baker‚ Manager of Vehicle Maintenance‚ leads four bases of Vehicle Maintenance‚ was asked by Preston to
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would like to inform my manager‚ about why we need another maintenance technician and certain tools for the Maintenance Shop. In this formal letter to management‚ what would be the need for a maintenance technician and certain tools needed to perform tasks.” What” being the problem‚ and the steps we must take to achieve this goal. My report will include ways to save in order to allow capital to be saved to allow an extra payroll. Safety issues due to the lack of an extra employee‚ and how we can
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Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance SIM University‚ Singapore Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University‚ USA Abstract In the aviation industry‚ human error is consider as a major factor in most aviation accidents. Maintenance tasks that are performed incorrectly or are overlooked by maintenance crew would cause human errors. Examples of human errors in maintenance are installation of incorrect parts‚ essential checks not being performed and failed to install wanted parts. Among
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EmirATES AVAITION COLLEGE | Managing Fatigue in Aviation Maintenance | Human factors in Aviation | | Nazar Ahmed Suliman Mohamed | 4/1/2012 | | Content 1. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 2. Fatigue Related to Sleep and Circadian Physiology …………………………………….. 4 2.2 Mechanisms of the Circadian Rhythm …………………………………………………………. 4 2.2 Symptoms of Circadian Rhythm and sleep fluctuation ……………………………….. 5 3. Fatigue Resulted from Human Limitation ………………………………………………
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controls identified that will be adhered to by all. 2.2 Catastrophic Hazards: In business today‚ there are two different types of risk. General risks or personal safety Hazards that can result in a serious injury or significant incident‚ but that are unlikely to result in fatalities or catastrophe. Major or catastrophic or process safety Hazards with the potential to cause fatalities‚ major tragedy or catastrophic failure. The two types of risk have very different characteristics and therefore require
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