Airframe

Although some of these development programs did not directly contribute to fuel saving during the two oil crises, the invaluable technological breakthroughs from radical research projects like this allowed future improvements to be made, and are seen everywhere today equipping the most advanced, efficient aircrafts ever produced. In other words, companies involved in these programs absorbed the innovations from these projects and used them in the next generation of aircrafts. General Electric…

1. Research the business negotiation style of the culture from which your “person” comes from. What cultural negotiation characteristics might your role have? • Negotiators from the United States are considered to be part of the monochromic culture meaning that Americans want to do the business as soon as possible which is why when negotiating with Americans except them to lay all their cards on the table, get upset when there’s a disagreement along with trying to resolved it as fast as…

the earthquake in struck Haiti in 2010. The Ec-130J flew over Haiti broadcasting announcements to the civilians affected by the earthquake. The C-130 also has the capability to be an airborne weather station. Using the toughness of the C-130s airframe, the WC-130 can fly directly through the eye of a hurricane. WC-130s are flown by the Air Force Reserve to help the National Hurricane center forecast the hurricane better. In recent news, the WC-130 flew through 185 mile per hour winds to…

characteristics, and no specific constraints which modifications for dive bombing would harm. Thus scout bombers slowly evolved into purpose-built dive bombers. Perforated dive brakes were added for better control during their near-vertical bombing runs. Airframes were strengthened to accommodate the stresses of diving at nearly 400 miles per hour and pulling up with enough force to cause a pilot to black out. A swinging trapeze that lofted the bomb clear of the propeller became commonplace.…

Executive Summary: AH-64 fleet readiness average increased from 63% to 64%, the H-60 fleet readiness average decreased from 81% to 80%, and the CH-47F fleet readiness average increased from 76% to 79%. Although the AH-64 average is under the Department of the Army standards, the XVIII Airborne Corps has improved over the last two months. A key omitted point is the impact that the DA Directed Events (DADE) has on readiness. When the DA Directed Events are removed, XVIII Airborne Corps’ average…

addition to replacing old fleets with newer aircrafts already on the market, the airlines expressed even stronger interest in the next generation of more efficient aircrafts for the future. To meet the growing demand, NASA, alongside various engine and airframe manufacturers, began a number of research programs, in an effort to produce these technologies. At Congress’s 1975 request to evaluate the technology required to “make possible a new generation of fuel-efficient aircraft,” by the 1980s,…

On June 8, 2004 I became an active duty soldier. I was following a tradition set down to me by my grandfather who served as an enlisted soldier in WWII, then my father, and my uncles before me. Becoming an enlisted soldier made me very proud and allowed be to continue a heritage that someday I hope my son will follow. The Army taught me many great things including the value of teamwork, leadership, and self-discipline. I was deployed with the 1/17th Cav to Iraq in 2005. It was in Iraq that I…

scrambled for any way to reduce the impact. The demand for newer, cleaner planes encouraged NASA and leading aerospace companies to tackle a series of technological improvements that would dramatically improve fuel saving. Among other projects, composite airframe materials, APET, and wingtip winglets received significant attention and still could be seen in today’s most advanced passenger aircrafts. It is intriguing to see how high operating cost brought by rising fuel cost could persuade…

Fighter and Bomber Aircraft of WWII During World War II, aviation firmly established itself as an important part of warfare. Countries taking part in WWII quickly learned that dominating the air meant winning the war. Before WWII, most of the strategies for air warfare were mainly theoretical, since WWI had little effective air warfare, and most air to air combat at the time was primitive. Fighter aircraft are military aircraft which are designed mostly for air to air combat against other…

In the cockpit, all of the instruments were destroyed and all of the levers were pushed into the cockpit panel even though the throttle quadrant was damaged in the crash. However, rescue and recovery personnel were unsure if they disturbed controls and levers, and between the fire and impact damage it was inconclusive the positions of the actuators. Tracing the flight controls cables showed that the cable had the proper integrity, but burning made actuator positions indistinguishable. In the…