Fixed-wing aircraft

Lens Summary Introduction: Politics has a profound effect on all aspects of life; as its influence is evident in the aviation industry. The airline industry is heavily dependent on its consumers. It parodies the economical state the United States exists in. Many of the reasons why individuals travel via airlines can be accredited to business trips, meetings and tourism. Two of the main reasons why individuals travel are directly reliant on the state of the economy. This directly affects its…

.This is a story most people would say is the best story about a man who flew a plane ever told some would call it a myth some would call it a flat out lie but i call it a time in history to remember. this is a story of a man named Vince Sethins a man best in his flight school soon became a known flyer as he exited the school doors of his highly renowned flight school he could feel the afternoon dew on the tip of his nose. as he was parking his Aero Commander 100 for which he called the Green…

May 25, 1979 a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide body aircraft operated by American Airlines as Flight 191 was scheduled to fly an afternoon flight to Los Angeles International Airport from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport carrying 258 passengers and 13 crewmembers. During the aircraft takeoff roll on runway 32 R at O’Hare International Airport, the engine #1 fell off the left wing. Initially, the aircraft climbed away from the runway in a wings level attitude, but shortly after, the DC-10…

Methods to become a successful pilot Many individuals trusted that subsequent to moving on from secondary school they will at last be free from school commitments and their fantasies will work out as expected. Because of the economy, it’s difficult to find a well-paying job without having a scholastic degree. Some people misunderstood the idea of heading off to college, they often think of it as a way to make money. Attending college should be about understanding and experiencing a specific…

Drones are becoming more popular everyday. They are being used as toys and industrial machines. As you read, you will learn the functions of the different parts of a drone, and the physics that make a drone fly. To start with, a drone needs a powerful, yet lightweight battery. Most drones, both industrial and toy, are powered off of Lithium-Polymer batteries or LiPos. Every piece of electronic equipment in the drone needs power from the battery. This is where the power distribution board comes…

On March 8th, 2014, Flight 370 went missing and off radar with 239 people and crew on board. There has been many theories created on what actually happened to Flight 370. The malaysia flight was headed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, while traveling it went off the radar and never appeared again. I have no doubt that the conspiracies about the malaysia flight are true. At 12:14 on march 8th, 2014, flight 370 was lost close to phuket island in the…

My children and I arrived at the Atlanta airport over an hour before our flight to New York. The flight was at 8:50 am and we checked our bags and proceeded to security. I was advised by the man tagging the bag the lines were long due to security. We stood in line and the line was not moving. After some time we made it to the gate just in time, but was turned away because the man at the deck said they had already filled out seats! I said we are here on time and the security line was over an hour…

The engines roared and the wheels were turning faster and faster.The night sky hid the pathway. The plane was propelled forward at full speed. You could feel the plane's weight bounce up and down trying to take off with little room left on the runway the plane finally had enough speed to fly into the night sky. The wheels on the plane slowly raised off the ground and the passengers in the plane felt a joint once the runway let go of it’s grasp on the plane’s wheels. The plane’s nose slanted at a…

Time flew by so fast I was on the plane before I knew it. Before we had boarded the plane my mother nearly had a breakdown when she had to wish all four of her boys farewell. I just smiled and tried to keep it together as well. I hated to leave her behind, but it's not like I could take her with me or stay. I mean, how often do you get accepted into a school like Enoshima? Not very often. Once we were seated and we had taken off a nice flight attendant lady came by asking if we need anything to…

Holliday was born a normal child, he did decent in school, his parents loved him, and he was happy, until one day his dad went off to war as a paratrooper, his father never came back as his parachute plane pilot was a bit of a drunk and ended up killing his father during a para drop training exercise after he decided to bank the plane a little to far to the right causing his father to get sucked into the engines while jumping, after this Holliday was determined to become a pilot to prevent this…