Fighter aircraft

airlines is fuel consumption.The efficiency reached today is difficult to overtake with traditionals methods of design.Owing to this factor, companies are trying to investigate new formulas of designing, manufacturing and operating. In terms of aircrafts propullsors, turbofan is the most common engine used for civil applications. Turbofans have a distinguishing characteristic, these type of engines do not mix the whole air flow with fuel inside the combustor. They have two different air…

There is a huge problem facing junior enlisted Soldiers today. Leadership styles of today’s Army are immensely different of those my squad leaders and team leaders employed when I joined. For most of my career, I have been in a small flight company with nine enlisted Soldiers per platoon. The operational tempo was fierce which resulted in long days and plenty of missions that took us away from our families for weeks to months at a time. At times, members of the unit frustrated from work load and…

production, maintenance and operation of aviation hardware ranging through aircraft, airports and air traffic control facilities and equipment. Human operational errors can come about when workloads exceed work ability, e.g., in stressful situations. In aviation, working capacity primarily depends on the ability to receive, select, process and distribute information on an on-line and basis in the control of individual aircraft or air traffic. In the same study Fedja and Milan (2008), it is…

Why do you wish to become a Cathay Pacific pilot? Becoming a pilot is my long-time dream. As a young boy, I have always been curious about the mechanics of appliances. I often break the parts up — challenging me to know the ins and outs. The best part of it is putting it back together or solving the faults giving me a great sense of achievement. My secondary school was near the Kai Tak airport where I watched take-off and landings and listened to the roaring of the jets every day. This…

to "home into" the very thing you wish to avoid. The term was coined during World War 2, when pilots sometimes flew into the targets they were strafing. The problem still exists among pilots today. Operators of highly responsive vehicles, such as aircraft and motorcycles, are especially prone to this problem. The key to avoiding target fixation is using it to your advantage. That is, look where you want to go instead of where you don't. When rounding corners, you should look through the corner…

Donald Slayton had developed a love for curiosity and exploring at a very young age. The National Aviation Hall of Fame states that when Donald was a young child, he would always explore the world around him; so much that his mother tied him to a clothesline to keep him from exploring too much. But his love for exploring never stopped there. When Donald was in high school, his love for flying sparked. And since then on, he was known for his love of flying. His motto, "Keep 'em flying" was even…

Deep bonding with flights I developed as a toddler. The flights’ landing and takeoff, I watched curiously when I was waiting in the airport launch for boarding Lufthansa flight to India. Fading of sawing noise as the plane disappeared in the sky during takeoff and puffs of smoke from the wheel as they touched the ground on landing captivated me. My level of excitement to watch these scenes never changed a bit even now. The contrail left behind by jets still amuses me. Playing flight…

There are currently many different concepts including switching from the normal jet fuel to liquid natural gas, the double bubble concept aircraft, and the hybrid fuel cell / gas turbine systems. Some of the advantages of using liquid natural gas(LNG) is being able to use the same engines that are currently equipped, there would have to be some slight modifications to the combustor to account…

The first way I could use this easel would be to use it as a launching pad for my RC helicopter/drone by setting it down on the top of the easel where all three pieces of wood meet and make the helicopter/drone be balanced and in upright position. I could also tilt the RC helicopter/drone so it would take off in one specific direction using the top of the easel's awkward shape. The second way I could use this easel is I could use it as a computer stand by sitting inside of the three boards and…

Planes and rockets are both a unique part of engineering that have many aspects that are important in design. Aerospace engineers often tackle challenges in the office utilizing data and overseeing operations on daily basis. There have been failures and successes that make this field one of the most rigorous fields. Aerospace engineering can be considered one of the least forgiving forms of engineering, but it is worth the effort and achievements that come with it. There are many different…