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From his arrival on his first White Star Line vessel Medic in 1899 to his death on Titanic in 1912 (William McMaster Murdoch) Murdoch rose the ranks of White Star Line at an extraordinary rate. Especially considering that in just 12 short years he had risen from 4th Officer of a minor White Star ship to 1st Officer of her flagship. Clearly Murdoch was a very talented sailor who had become trusted by the officials of the line and had a bright career in front of him. In fact, this brings…

More Canadians than ever seem to prefer flying out of U. S. airports to reach their destinations. This is largely due to the cost efficiency of catching a flight from a facility such as SeaTac Airport instead of a Canadian airport. If you are driving to SeaTac to catch a flight, you probably wish to find a parking facility with affordable rates, and you’ll certainly want to be sure that your car is left in a safe place. Like countless fellow Canadians, you may well appreciate the low prices,…

It was the year 1970 and I was 30 at the time. I was a member of the 14th Military Airlift Squadron. I had been assigned to the 63rd Military Airlift Squadron at Norton Air Force Base in California. I had served as an aircraft commander, navigator in the C 130, and had spent a year in Vietnam. Upon return, I was assigned to the C141, or Starlifter. The C141 has a gross weight of 325,000 pounds. At that weight, the airplane does not move without advancing throttle, so you know it is heavy. I was…

First, will look at the sinking of the Titanic of 1912 and well this is not the first ever engineering disaster it is normally where most people start. “RMS Titanic was a British passenger ship that sank after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton (United Kingdom) to New York City, in April 1912. Titanic was at the time the largest ship ever built and was considered to be unsinkable. The tragedy claimed the lives of over 1,500 people. Many factors contributed to the…

The Being 314 Clipper was a flying boat commissioned to Pan American Airlines. Pan American went to Boeing and asked for a long-range, four-engine flying boat. Boeing catered to their needs creating the model 314, nicknamed the “Clipper” after oceanic ships. The Boeing 314 “Clipper” was a jumbo aircraft of it’s time and utilized a three tail-fin assembly allowing more control over the flying boat. The “Clipper” made its first scheduled trans-Atlantic flight on June 28th, 1939. The Boeing 314…

between engineers. Some reoccurring ethics issue that were discussed were engineers and companies being too cocky, lying about an issue that had happened or was currently happening, and sacrificing safety for money or time. In life there is a fine line between being confident and being cocky. Being confident with your product means that you believe in your product, knowing and understanding that it will do well and why it will do well. Being cocky with your product means that you believe…

When the Titanic collided with the iceberg, the hull steel and the rivets failed because the hull body and rivets were made by brittle materials. At extremely high speeds, the brittle fracture caused plastic deformation. The reasons of plastic deformation include low temperature, poor properties of the hull steel, and high sulphur content of the material. When the Titanic disaster happened, each of these three factors was present: The water temperature was very low, the Titanic was travelling at…

Airplane Ticket Opinion Essay I love traveling but airplane ticket expenses lower the amount of times I go on vacation. I mean who want to pay a big price for a tiny part of your traveling experience. Yet even though you get bad service on a plane and most people think the should be lowered. They still keep it at a high price so here are some reasons why they should be less expensive. Any person that has ever ridden a plane would most likely tell you that airplane ticket are expensive. I…

offers customized packages for port excursions, and its reputation is impeccable for luxury and first class experiences all the way. “For the 14th year running, Royal Caribbean International® has been recognized as the Best Cruise Line Overall and the Best Cruise Line in the Caribbean by Travel Weekly readers, with the new Harmony of the Seas® taking the award for Best Ship. Awarded this year by Cruise Critic for three Editors' Picks: Best for Families, Best Entertainment, and Best Suites. Our…

The Costa Concordia disaster is the biggest cruise line catastrophe since the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago. In the aftermath of the incident, many efforts have been made and are continuing to be made to salvage what is left of the disaster. These salvage efforts range from the search and rescue of passengers and crew to even the extracting of over a half million gallons of oil from the ship since it listed 137 meters off the coast of Giglio Island, Italy on January 13, 2012. From…