Jet aircraft

Can you imagine sitting in an airplane that’s been stripped of every non-essential part to reduce its weight? Extra fuel tanks added to extend its range to absolute maximum, sitting on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, which It’s never taken off from before. General James Doolittle not only volunteered but also led a Group of 80 airmen on this very dangerous mission that changed the course of the Pacific theater of World War 2 called the “Doolittle Raid” (Nelson, C, 2002). The purpose…

On June 30th, 1956 a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Super Constellation L-1049 and a United Air Lines (UA) Douglas DC-7, collided over the Eastern Grand Canyon in Arizona, all 128 passengers and crew from both aircraft were killed. Immediately the accident caused great concern and worry among the flying public, and the subsequent outcry from citizens around the United States set into motion what would become a bill that would be passed in 1958 that would create an independent Federal Aviation Agency…

of the book ‘21st CENTURY JET, THE MAKING OF THE BOEING 777’ by ‘Karl Sabbagh’. It includes the comments regarding how the decision of making a new plane emerged and how it determined the market status of Boeing in the Airliner field. This paper mainly focused on the history and introduction of Boeing 777 to airlines and its manufacturing process through its logistics and supply chain network and also specified the supply chain practices used in large commercial aircraft production. This book…

largest manufacturing industry in the world. In the 62-month period between July 1940 and August 1945, nearly 300,000 aircraft were produced. Never before in history had an industry developed so rapidly.” ( 12th March 2004). Wings - The Postwar Years. http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/wings6.htm. There was a need for faster better military aircraft and more dependable civilian aircraft. After World War II there was also a great expansion for general aviation. Prior to the War there was no market…

The historical museum I choose to visit was the Palm Springs Air Museum which has been opened since 1996 and is a non-profit organization. I visited this museum on the 17 of November. The Museum boast thirty-eight aircrafts all from small fighter jets to massive bombers. As well as groups, people, and weapons that were significant in war times during World War Two. While their taking in all the different types of airplanes and how each one was used to help in the war, there was one airplane that…

I would like to start my part of presentation from brief overview of Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Dreamliner as you may already know that nowadays it is well-known jet airliner around the world and It is made by the USA Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is Boeing's most fuel-efficient airplane and is a unique airliner with the use of composite materials as the fundamental material in the construction of its airframe. According to some experts from Commercial Airplanes, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's…

many processes the small details can be often over looked. Often the flight crew and ground crew from the airlines are rushed in preflight check. For some small planes used in recreational flying, it takes about 30 minutes or more to fully check an aircraft that seats up to 4 people (Fowler). It should take over an hour to fully check a gigantic plane such as the Boeing 474 which is often used in most commercial flights. This is a plane that can seat over a hundred people and the crew squeezes…

The P-51 was a war-changing weapon and a blessing to the allied bombers over Germany. World War II started in 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland. Just like the war before it, there were many different kinds of warfare. For example, air combat, naval combat, land combat, and infantry combat were the main kinds of combat. The U.S was supplying resources to countries already in the war, the U.S did not start fighting until the Attack on Pearl Harbor on the early morning of December 7, 1941, by the…

frequently. However, I believe this is a misunderstanding, for importance is not just a matter of the frequency of usage. There are some differences between cars and airplanes, such as convenience, time takes travel, and environment, but automobiles and jets complete each other by playing different yet indispensable parts…

What Aerospace Engineers do (504 words) Aerospace engineers are individuals who use technology to create, model and test mechanisms such as aircraft, and spacecraft. This type of Engineer works to improve the technology of space exploration, defense systems and so on. In the aeronautical field you could be working on a project to send people into outer space or working on projects that could be working with the latest ground and sea transportation. When working in aeronautics this type of…