Fixed-wing aircraft

Travellers that fly regularly has come to learn when to buy the cheapest flight ticket. They have the experience and by flying regularly they have come to learn the little tricks of obtaining the cheapest flights. What if you're not a regular traveller and your budget is limited? As many travellers that have bought flight tickets has found, buying the cheap flights can be quite the gamble. Buying a ticket too soon you might miss out on the specials that airline carriers announce before your…

Currently the world witnesses a very dynamic, aircraft manufacturing industry, which invests billions and billions in its projects, due to tough market competitors. In order to achieve their goal and objectives, any project requires an efficient management. However, due to a diversity of issues, goals are not always achieved nor targets are met. During the 21st century, the aircraft manufacturing industry was leaded in the world by two major’s commercial jet manufacturers, namely Boeing and…

Flying Skills 1. AT 14500 In this course I learned by far the most knowledge in my aviation career. I had an instructor who helped me (someone with no aviation background) to become a private pilot in several months. This took many bike rides out to the airport for ground lesson after ground lesson and flight after flight. At the end of this course I thought I had obtained a lot of information but my training had just begun. 2. AT 24300 In this course I was able to really start perfecting…

The crash of the United Airlines Flight 232 is a devastating event and is considered an engineering disaster for two main reasons. The failure of a fan disk in the engine which caused the plane to crash, and the high number of human fatalities due to the crash of the airplane on the runway. The United Airlines Flight 232 took off from Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, and was scheduled to land in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a layover in Chicago, Illinois. It was a passenger…

While developing the first motorized aircraft the Wright brothers faced many problems and challenges, but they overcame them. Have you ever had a day where nothing goes right. You have to wait for hours, you break things, get sick, stormy weather, or your plans get canceled? The Wright brothers felt like that most of the time while they created the first airplane, but they had a growth mindset and overcame those problems. They encountered terrible weather, they had to wait days up to months for…

New York, JFK Airport, gate B8. A Boeing 777 is pulling away from the gate and heading towards Runway 22L. It’s soon going to take off for Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Today, the plane is using a replacement flight management software after the usual software was sent in for repair. The replacement software, manufactured by the Intel Corporation, is the same type the company inserts into Nobis, a tablet computer. “Welcome aboard Northern Airlines, this is your captain Mike Anderson…

The attacks certainly affected the aircraft industry’s macro environment in terms of economy, technology, social and political factors. According to former Southwest CEO Gary Kelly, the company execution and ability to execute is devoted to detail-oriented and hard-working CEO. In addition…

with a speed of 2172 km/h and had a takeoff speed of 402 km/h. It used the most powerful pure jet engines flying commercially (Celebrating). Concorde was 62 m long and still increased between 15 to 25 cm due to heating of the airframe as well as a wing span of about 25 m (Celebrating). Also it was painted with specially developed white paint to accommodate these changes and to reflect the heat off from the supersonic flight. Within the airplane was enough space for 100 passengers and 2.5 tons of…

sell parts for engines or aircraft, not only do they have to be certified to produce parts, but the parts that they produce must be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This process is governed by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). According to the FAA Design, Manufacturing, & Airworthiness Division, Electrical & Mechanical Equipment Branch, federal regulations that apply to the certification of specific products used in aircraft, aircraft engines and…

As a regional airline, the company has been offering service to different cities and towns. In order to remain effective in operation and maintain a competitive position in this turbulent industry, there were different significant decisions and steps that have been made to set up the company. 1. The first step was to create a name and background information for the company, such as the contact details of the company’s head offices. As the company has different shareholders, it is effective…