An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes‚ shapes‚ and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes recreation‚ transportation of goods and people‚ military‚ and research. Most airplanes are flown by a pilot on board the aircraft‚ but some are designed to be remotely or computer-controlled. Etymology and usage First attested in
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by Ludwig Prandtl German professor Ludwig Prandtl presents one of the most important papers in the history of aerodynamics‚ an eight-page document describing the concept of a fixed "boundary layer‚" the molecular layer of air on the surface of an aircraft wing. Over the next 20 years Prandtl and his graduate students pioneer theoretical aerodynamics. 1910 First take off from a ship Eugene Ely pilots a Curtiss biplane on the first flight to take off from a ship. In November he departs from the
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Case: Wengart Aircraft President Ralph Larsen of Wengart Aircraft has become increasingly concerned about profits. Though he is not fearful of a company takeover‚ he does feel an obligation to maximize shareholders’ return on their investment. He and about a dozen top executives receive sizable stock bonuses‚ so it is to their advantage to obtain a high share price. Wengart manufactures private and military aircraft. It is number two in its industry‚ which consists of seven companies. Its profits
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AMT 221 AIRCRAFT MAINTENACE ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Assignment No. 1 Midterm JUN EHROL J. GAMERA 2nd yr Section 7 MR. LOVEL RALPH S. FINEZA February 22‚ 2013 1. Airline Organization The airline organization is unique in many ways. This is brought about by the fact that it is an industry that cannot be categorized as basically a manufacturing concern that produces concrete goods‚ or a service that dishes out inanimate values. It is both‚ such
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Demystifying the Spiderwire Stealth Braid Fishing Line. These days‚ braided fishing lines have significantly increased in popularity. This has been accredited to their high test limits and thin diameters. Spider Stealth Braid is one of the most popular brands when it comes to braided fishing lines. It is a trusted and reputable brand that has a wide variety of lines and styles. The Spiderwire Stealth Braid can be described as nothing short of a super line that is sold in spools of between 12 yards
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 5 (2001) 343–372 www.elsevier.com/locate/rser A review of absorption refrigeration technologies Pongsid Srikhirin *‚ Satha Aphornratana‚ Supachart Chungpaibulpatana Mechanical Engineering Program‚ Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology‚ Thammasat University‚ PO Box 22 Thammasat Rangsit Post Office‚ Patumthani 12121‚ Thailand Received 11 January 2001; accepted 12 February 2001 Abstract This paper provides a literature review on absorption refrigeration
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Sean Carrick Dr. List Strong Poison Essay 12/2/14 The Stealth of Arsenic (Introduction) Strong Poison written by Dorothy L. Sayers The role of the judge is to present the fact‚ formalize the event‚ and to organize the jury. “You may perhaps wish to hear from me exactly what is meant by those words ‘reasonable doubt’” (Sayers 3). At this point in the case‚ the judge is teaching the jury how to decide whether or not a person is innocent‚ guilty or proven not guilty. In my opinion I believe that
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sense (Brown‚ 2011‚ p. 365). I. Problems A. Macro 1. Wengart Aircraft should mandate total quality management throughout the whole company. All groups should be embracing this change including the CEO and other top managers must visibly support TQM‚ which is not happening by current President Ralph Larsen because he is more concerned with improving profits. Larsen wants to spend his time trying to increase profits for Wengart Aircraft. His yearly bonus is totally based on the profits. Since he spending
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definitions. §21.2 Falsification of applications‚ reports‚ or records. §21.3 Reporting of failures‚ malfunctions‚ and defects. §21.4 ETOPS reporting requirements. §21.5 Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual. §21.6 Manufacture of new aircraft‚ aircraft engines‚ and propellers. §21.7 Continued airworthiness and safety improvements for transport category airplanes. §21.8 Approval of articles. §21.9 Replacement and modification articles. Subpart B—Type Certificates §21.11 Applicability
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moment that threatened my life was the terrible aircraft crash occurred to me 11 years ago‚ only a few flashback memories are what is left in my head. It was windy condition at Labuan Island in October 2000. My friend and I was planned to fly 2 aircraft that was Hawk 108/208 to Sandakan and Sipadan Island for Navigation sortie. We took off from Labuan Air Base around 1200 noon‚ I flown on second aircraft as a wingman and my friend as a first aircraft as known as a leader of our formation. I was enjoying
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