How Many Engines on a Boeing 737? An Analysis of Accession Rules in Relation to Aircraft EnginesEl Nivel K Del Abric Romaní (Capellades, BarcelonaEstudio Zooarqueológico, Tafonómico y Análisis Espacial de los Restos de Macromamíferos, ArtículoPigne A, Marpeau L, Turlan JJ, Barrat J.doi:10.1016/0735-1097(91)9...
What is an air separation module, and how does it work? The air separation module is an integral part of the nitrogen generation system that introduces nitrogen inside aircraft fuel tanks to keep the oxygen level under a specific threshold, thus reducing the risk of flammability. The air separa...
Newer flight attendants have to fly reserve, rarely knowing where they will be headed the next day. They are at the mercy of the crew-schedulers -- the airline employees who figure out who needs to be where on a day-to-day basis. After a year, or in some cases many years, ...
Many aircraft types also have systems designed to prevent wrong intersection or runway departures (and landings). These work by giving an audio announcement to the crew when they are approaching a particular runway, with the aim of triggering an“Eh? Is that the one we meant to go for?”res...
• Airbus aircraft windows have a straight/horizontal lower edge. There is also a diagonal ‘cut’ or ‘notch’ to the upper corner of the window on many aircraft • There are differences, too, with the nose of most aircraft. This can take some getting used to, but the differences be...
In a similar way, hackers try to read passwords directly from a website. You may wonder how this is possible, as files such as the WordPress “wp-config.php” cannot be downloaded directly: Hackers have found that many users save backups of important configuration files in their websites ...
If airlines have to deal with so many costs, how do budget airlines offer cheap tickets? Find out in the next section. The Role of Deregulation Until the 1970s, all U.S. airlines that flew across state lines were regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). CAB set minimum fares, ...
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Black boxes aren't just for planes. They're now integrated into many types of vehicles. You may even have one in your car, though you don't know about it. About 90 percent of new cars have event data recorders (EDRs) that track the same kind of data as airplane black boxes. The ...
What it takes to wake a sleeping plane Many airplanes have been hibernating in the Australian outback since the pandemic began. Steve Strike/Getty Images) When planes have been grounded for some time, getting them ready to fly again means starting with simple things like removing the massive num...