Contractions
Author | : United States. Federal Aviation Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Federal Aviation Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Rebecca Wallick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2014-02-07 |
Genre | : Airplanes |
ISBN | : 9780991364800 |
Part memoir, part biography, Growing Up Boeing tells the story of the pioneers of the Golden Age of commercial jet transports from an insider's perspective. Take a nostalgic flight back in time to the dawn of the jet age-1950s through 1980s-when the best experimental test pilots flew by the seat of their pants, putting new commercial jets through tests that stressed and pushed the edge of performance envelopes, discovering their limits and tolerances. Fly along on demonstration and proving flights as the test pilots help Boeing sell the airplanes to airlines around the world, meeting a few celebrities along the way. See how they lived their lives in the air and on the ground-their adventurous spirits, need for speed, leisure activities and families. Secrets big and small are revealed, as are hair-raising moments when the hazards, the incidents, near accidents, and tragic events inherent in exploring the limits of aeronautical technology and new airplane designs are described. This artfully narrated account breathes life into the extremely personal and human experiences that have, in some magical way, been shared at some level by so many, and provides more than a hint of what has made this aircraft manufacturer legendary.
Author | : Walter J. Boyne |
Publisher | : Stewart, Tabori, & Chang |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1987-10 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 9781556700163 |
A history of flight that concentrates on the contributions of both test pilots and engineers.
Author | : Donald J. Porter |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2020-05-19 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1633886239 |
A former aircraft engineer exposes the dangerous breakdown in airline safety due to lapses in maintenance and quality control. This book chronicles maintenance-related accidents –including the recent Boeing 737 MAX accidents –caused by individual, corporate, or governmental negligence and brings the industry's current state of affairs into sharp focus.The author, a former aviation engineer specializing in aircraft fault diagnosis and maintenance planning, examines how failures of the smallest of parts have brought down airliners, explaining sometimes esoteric mechanical issues for readers with no technical background. Vividly describing the terror of accidents and close calls, the author then follows the painstaking investigations to determine causes. He focuses on maintenance errors, which rank as one of the top three causes of airline accidents, and points to the factors that have led to an alarming situation-- continued reduction of licensed mechanics, the shutting down of maintenance bases in the United States, and the outsourcing of maintenance to lowballing contractors. Outsourcing has forced thousands of licensed mechanics into retirement or different careers. For those mechanics still employed in the United States, the ever-present threat to their jobs does nothing to cultivate loyalty to an employer and devotion to a task. The Federal Aviation Administration, which should be overseeing quality control, is caught in a conflicted dual role--charged with regulating safety on the one hand and assuring the fiscal stability of airlines on the other. This disturbing wakeup call for improved airline safety standards highlights the critical importance of attention to detail. Porter recommends that the numbers and job security of airline mechanics be increased and that they be vested with an authority level akin to medical professionals.
Author | : Thomas Filburn |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2019-07-23 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 3030201112 |
This book discusses the multiple systems that make commercial jet travel safe and convenient. The author starts by tracing the evolution of commercial jets from the Boeing 707 to the double decker Airbus A380. The next 7 chapters discuss flight controls, along with the high lift surfaces (flaps and slats) that are essential to allow high speed, low drag aircraft to take-off and land. The other systems include Engines/Nacelles, Cabin Pressurization and Air Conditioning systems, Landing Gear and brakes, Fuel Systems, Instruments/Sensors, and finally Deicing systems for the wings, nacelles and external air speed sensors. Case studies describe a significant accident that arose from a failure in the various systems described. The final chapter summarizes the past 60 years of jet travel and describe how these systems have created a cheaper, safer mode of travel than any other.
Author | : R.E.G. Davies |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 1020 |
Release | : 2016-08-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 194446607X |
Airlines of the Jet Age provides the first comprehensive history of the world's airlines from the early 1960s to the present day. It begins with an informative introductory chapter on the infancy of flight and the development of air-transport craft used during the First and Second World Wars, and then wings into the "first" Jet Age--the advent of jet airlines. It continues through the "second" Jet Age of wide-bodied aircraft, such as the Boeing 747 and DC-10, and closes with the introduction of the "third" Jet Age, which begins with the giant double-decked Airbus A380. This reference book is an unparalelled reference for aviation buffs, covering airlines around the globe and throughout the modern eras of human flight. The last book written by renowned airline historian R.E.G. Davies, Airlines of the Jet Age is the ultimate resource for information and insight on modern air transport.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1038 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Airplanes |
ISBN | : 9780517262870 |
Author | : Alexander T. Wells |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780754671718 |
Now in its sixth edition, Air Transportation by John Wensveen is a proven textbook that offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of air transportation management. In addition to explaining the fundamentals, this book now takes the reader to the leading edge of the discipline, using past and present trends to forecast future challenges the industry may face and encouraging the reader to really think about the decisions a manager implements. The Sixth Edition contains updated material on airline passenger marketing, labor relations, financing and heightened security precautions. Arranged in sharply focused parts and accessible sections, the exposition is clear and reader-friendly. Air Transportation is suitable for almost all aviation programs that feature business and management, modular courses and distance learning programmes, or for self-directed study and continuing personal professional development.
Author | : Stacy T. Geere |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2010-07-01 |
Genre | : Air pilots |
ISBN | : 9781578646357 |