four systems in an aircraft‚ the FMC (flight management computer)‚ the autopilot and flight director‚ the auto throttle‚ and the IRS’s. According to Boeing the FMS could be defined as‚ being capable of four dimensional area navigation (latitude‚ longitude‚ altitude‚ and time)‚ while optimizing performance to achieve the most economical flight possible. The flight management system can give you gross weight of the aircraft‚ and the best speeds (i.e. holding‚ approach‚ climb‚ cruise‚ descent‚ etc )
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Measurement Scales Paper Chris Ostorga MKT/441 Marketing Research Group ID: PA13BSA07 November 26‚ 2013 Angila Romious PH.D. Week Four Individual Assignment Introduction The four measurement scales that I have chosen will be Nominal‚ Ordinal‚ Interval‚ and Ratio. These measurements all severe a purpose when conducting marketing research especially when conducting questionnaires or surveys. Without these scales market researchers could not find the answers to most
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or radar to scan the Earth or other planets and obtain information about it. 5. global positioning systems (GPS) GPS are system of satellites‚ computers‚ and receivers that can indicate the position of a receiver in relation to the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth. 6. Drafting It is the representation or a draft of an object or an area with specific measures. It is normally done with the aid of rulers‚ scales‚ compasses‚ etc. 7. geographical information systems (GIS) A system‚ normally
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Fort Monroe‚ Virginia General Overview Fort Monroe in Hampton‚ Virginia has incredible significance throughout history. Originally named Fort Algernourne and referred to as Freedom’s Fortress during the Civil War; this installation was built for strategic military defense and protection of the Chesapeake Bay‚ as well as‚ for our newborn nation. The garrison was chosen for closure after 188 years of service but is now recognized as a national park and national monument. Region Relevance Fort Monroe
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Brazil Imagine thousands of colorful‚ sweet smelling flowers and the sound of insects and animals along with the soothing noise of a stream. This place is called Brazil. Brazil has all of these things and more including busy cities and huge forests. Let me tell you more about this wonderful place. Part One - Location There is a lot to know about Brazil‚ but first you should know about its location. Brazil borders ten countries. These countries include Argentina‚ Bolivia‚ Colombia‚ French Guiana
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HOW HUMAN BRAIN WORKS IN SAVING NEW WORDS By: Mitsalina Ardini 1. Introduction We are learning about the brain at an unprecedented rate. Jeri Janowsky‚ a top learning and memory neuroscientist at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland‚ says‚ “Anything you learned two years ago is already old information. . . . . Neuroscience is exploding”. In the coming years‚ we can expect new and more accurate technologies to further illuminate the brain’s mysteries. For now‚ the following are the
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energy of the moving air mass. The power‚ P‚ in watts‚ possessed by wind blowing with a velocity of V‚ in meters per second‚ is northeastern part of South Asia and is situated between 20 30´ to 26 38´ north latitude and 88 04´ to 92 44´ east longitude. The vast Bay of Bengal on the south of the country along with the V -shaped coastal belt is the
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dangerous‚ the fear of the unknown also made voyages slow and very hesitant. Despite voyages being dangerous‚ the Portuguese still did them in their quest to find a way to India. The Portuguese got very good at navigating the seas‚ in terms of longitude‚ they were able to tell where they were in the world. They used the stars to navigate ships across unknown waters when sailing. Thus‚ giving the world advancements in astronomy as well as navigation. Their ways of navigation quickly spread to
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“THE MINOAN CIVILIZATION” Government of Minoan: Evans regarded the size of Knossos as proof that its king exercised suzerainty over the whole island. This theory is reinforced by the marked similarity in plan and construction of all the palaces. Yet this implies no more than a common architectural and artistic tradition. The existence of administrative records outside the main center shows that the other palaces had a measure of independence. Some kind of federal organization may have existed
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Why do we have seasons and how do they affect my life? We have seasons because the earth is tilted on its axis‚ as it makes its yearly journey around the sun. The Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees. This means that the earth is always ‘pointing’ to one side as it goes around the sun. So‚ sometimes the sun is in the direction that the earth is pointing‚ but not at other times. The varying amount of sunlight around the earth‚ during the year‚ creates the seasons. We have hot
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