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    The Effects of Jet Aircraft On Maritime Warfare A dawning of a new age in maritime warfare was brought upon the world when the jet aircraft entered the battlefield of the open seas. The development of a faster, deadlier, and more effective type of aircraft led to jet aircraft ruling the skies; Also many profound effects have stemmed off as reactors. Jet aircraft had effects on maritime warfare by the secondary technology advancements it caused, new strategy and tactics, and foreign policy of nations. The effects caused by the aircraft have forever changed maritime battlefields. Jet aircraft made tremendous impacts on the development of other technologies that had to be outfitted to exemplify the aircrafts capabilities. Major impacts on carriers directly corresponded to the innovation of jet aircraft. “The potential of high-performance jet aircraft could not be realized by navies until the aircraft carriers also benefited from new applications of technology.” (Lautenschlager, 1984, p. 49) . Jet aircraft needed a new style of aircraft carrier that wasn’t…

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    John H Johnson was one of the most influential African-American historian that I've ever studied because he started his own company in a black community full of poverty which was often invaded by white supremacists. In his magazine, he supported black civil rights leaders by writing about the struggle for the children and businesses. Though he grew up in poverty, he tried very hard to get a good education this lead him to write and read extremely well. He started Jet magazine with a 500 dollar…

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    Jet Engine History

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    A jet engine is a sort of engine that releases a quick moving jet of gas to produce thrust as per Newton's third law of motion. This expansive meaning of jet engines incorporates turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, pulse jets and pump-jets, yet in like but in common term usage, the term commonly refers to a gas turbine Brayton cycle engine, an type of engine with a revolving compressor fueled by a turbine, with the remaining energy providing thrust. In today’s modern age of aviation, jet…

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    variation of a Jet Engine which has been optimised to drive a propeller instead of a Fan blade. Aircraft’s that are fitted with a TurboProp engine are very efficient at lower airspeeds, Burn less fuel per Nautical Mile an requirer shorter distances for take off and landings. Common among many small charter airlines and freight companies is the use of turboprop engines rather than turbine or turbofan engines mainly due to the reduced costs associated with running the engines. The reduction in…

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    avionics, the use of turboprop and jet engines were all introduced during the war. This war caused a huge push towards modern aviation today, and started a golden age for airplanes, which occurred in the 1950’s. In World War II planes such as bombers, fighters, and reconnaissance were used greatly as a tool to win the war and have the edge over the enemy. Even aircraft such as blimps,. gliders and even jets war used majorly in WW2. Germany and Japan launched their campaigns…

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    Boeing Merger

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    Boeing is a world renown producer of jets and commercial airliners. Boeing is a corporation that also produces things for the United States Military. When Boeing was in the making, William E. Boeing there founder graduated from Yale and wanted to take some risks. He took a risk in the Northwest timber industry which that experience helped him drastically in aviation. Boeing became what it is today under his guidance and in 1934 there was a mandated dispersion of the company. Some…

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    leg flights also known as empty sector operates even when without passengers. For instance if you have booked your flight for destination A to B than jet will return to destination B to A and in some other conditions they move to destination B to C to pick passengers for C to A, even the journey of destination B to c is called empty leg flights. Why you can choose Empty leg Service At Charter jet airlines Empty leg flight service is like an uber taxi where you can experience the same luxury…

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    Aviation Emission

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    jobs is roughly three and a half times higher than that contributed by other jobs. Over 58 million people are employed worldwide in aviation and related tourism. Of this, 8.7 million people work directly in the aviation industry. 3. The global aviation industry produces around 2% of all human-induced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. 4. Aviation is responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions from all transports sources, compared to 74% from road transport. 5. While air transport carries around 0.5% of…

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    Dash 80 Research Paper

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    The Boeing Model 367-80, known as the “Dash 80”, was the precursor to the Boeing 707, the first commercially successful jet airliner. The 707, and by extension the “Dash 80”, thrusted Boeing into the upper echelon of commercial airline manufacturers, where it remains to this day. In addition, it is responsible for shifting commercial aviation from a propeller focused industry to the jet engine industry. This shift enabled the airline industry to exponentially grow by increasing passenger numbers…

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    Indigo Airlines Case Study

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    cost carrier IndiGo airline wants to provide its services and gain more frequent flyer passengers. It aims to maintain its services and expand the number of aircrafts in the future. In the year 2015 the airline has signed a contract to increase a minimum of 30 aircrafts to increase its operations but taking a loan from ICBC (Chinese…

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