The two incidents came as federal officials investigate a string of recent commercial flight disasters, including a midair collision that killed 67 people less than a month ago at the same Washington, DC, airpor
an industry going from “zero to 60” as travel rebooted post-lockdown; increased demand for “revenge” travel; and mass retirements across the industry, many of which were encouraged as a way of saving money for companies while planes were grounded. The rebound situation has been “unprecede...
M: __小题3: _ __ How many planes fly across the Atlantic every day?W: I have no idea. Hundreds, I suppose.M: And how often do you hear of crash? Once or twice a year?W: Yes, but _小题4:___.M: Look, there are more people killed in the road accidents everyday than in...
Many larger prop-driven aircraft boast propellers with adjustable pitch mechanisms. These mechanisms let the pilot adjust the propeller's angle of attack depending on air speed and altitude. There are, of course, variations. For example, in turbo prop planes, a gas turbine spins the propeller, ...
Trump took on his first day back in the White House was to reinstate an executive order issued during his first term that created "Schedule F in the Excepted Service." The order creates a new employment category for many career civil servants, effectively stripping them of employment protections...
How Do Planes Fly: Thrust and Drag Airplanes take advantage of four forces. Lee Dempsey/HowStuffWorks.com Drop a stone into the ocean and it will sink into the deep. Chuck a stone off the side of a mountain and it will plummet as well. Sure, steel ships can float and even very heavy...
This is the same control system employed in modern fighter jets as well as many commercial planes. Photo courtesy General Motors Illustration of the AUTOnomy's body attachment concept The result of these two substitutions is a very different type of car -- and a very different driving experience...
s southern command was asked to give defense secretary pete hegseth a plan that would outline how many troops are actually needed and what additional space may be required if more detainees are sent there. that plan, officials say, is expected to recommend that a number of the troops be ...
In many such accidents, the only devices that survive are the crash-survivable memory units (CSMUs) of the flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders. Typically, the rest of the recorders' chassis and inner components are mangled. The CSMU is a large cylinder that bolts onto the flat...