Downloaded by SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY on April 23‚ 2014 | http://arc.aiaa.org | DOI: 10.2514/6.1989-2023 AI AA-89-2023 MD-90 Transport Aircraft Design P. A. Henne Douglas Aircraft Company McDonne1I Douglas Corporation Long Beach‚ CA -- AIAA/AHS/ASEE Aircraft Design‚ Systems and Operations Conference Seattle‚ WA I July 31 - August 2‚ 1989 For permission to copy or republish‚ contact the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 370 L’Enfant Promenade‚ S.W.‚ Washington
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turbulence. It was so strong; the plane shook harder than I had ever felt it before. “We’re having some air troubles‚ just sit tight‚ everything will be ok.” a flight attendant said‚ panicking into the speakers. The power turned out in the plane. Everything went dark and I remember praying to myself‚ that everything would be OK. The flight stewardess couldn’t have been more wrong. BOOM. My hearing went out; all I heard was a loud ringing. Time felt like it was dragged to a crawl. I remember every
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A Major Event in my life “Thank you for taking Eva airline. This flight from Taiwan to Vancouver is landing now. Please remain seated…” a flight attendant announced. The announcement woke me up from a long sweet dream. Twelve hours earlier‚ I was standing in the Taiwan international airport‚ saying goodbye to all relatives and friends. I was standing at a foreign airport now. My whole new life to become a Canadian started in this unfamiliar city‚ Vancouver. My hometown‚ Taiwan‚ is a small‚ but
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Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman was the first African American female pilot. Starting off in a racist Texas Bessie worked as a laundress after she dropped out of college. At the age of twenty three she decide to move in in with her brother in Chicago to find a better life. After hearing stories of World War I pilots she had a sudden interest in flying. Due to discrimination Bessie could not go to an aviation school in America‚ so she moved to France to pursue her dreams. After this she came back
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timeliness served as the most important among others. Every single customer of the airline company would expect the flight to be taken off and reached the destination on time. Hence‚ the punctuality of the flight pilot and crews plays an important role in the airlines. It could be difficult to imagine how the airline company could serve well if the pilot and crews were not punctual for all the flights. Besides that‚ the pilot or captain plays an important role on ensuring the safety of all the passengers and
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Unruly passenger behavior continues to be one of the biggest issues facing airlines and the severity of the problem continues to increase. Incidents of in-flight passenger misconduct represent a serious threat to passenger safety. Awareness of the causes of this passenger misconduct is required to adequately prevent‚ identify and treat in-flight cases of passenger misconduct. The main question arises: Why do people sometimes behave irrational? 1 What is an Unruly Passenger? There are various definitions
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RYANAIR – THE LOW FARES AIRLINE: WHITHER NOW? 1. Ryanir is the airline company that would become Europe’s most popular‚ and possibly most controversial one in the following years. Ireland’s Ryan family founded it in 1985. That year‚ Ryanair flew a single route‚ from Waterford‚ Ireland‚ to London in a small 15-seater aircraft. In the early years‚ Ryanair flew primarily between Ireland and the U.K. However two big shifts in the 1990s changed that. Firstly the European Union’s "Open Skies" policies
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what other similar airline carriers were supplying for their flight attendants (i.e. average working conditions‚ benefits‚ and wage rates). They used government sources to compare wage‚ unemployment‚ and cost-of-living data. LFA already knew the financial history of the company so they decided to propose ideas that were within range of their situation. After doing some research‚ LFA decided to send out a survey to find out what the flight attendants desired in the new contract. The primary objectives
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dearly‚ he was disappointed about spending a whole summer away from his friends. “You’ll make new ones‚” his mom told him a few days before he’d left. Right! As if any friend could be as all-around as Gary‚ or even Dave. The Captain’s voice over the flight intercom interrupted Popcorn’s thoughts. “Ladies and Gentlemen‚ fasten
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Safety measures for pessangers on board.. During take offs and landings - safety briefing or demonstration by flight attendants - seat belt - seat position for take off ( fully forward and not lying down ) - shut down all electrical devices prior to take off and landing ( to not interrupt the aircraft systems ) - no smoking at all time while on board ( follow the signs on board ) - Emergency escape door ( in an unlikely event of emergency‚ e.i : aircraft on fire
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