With I believe the exception of Russia, the entire world uses imperial units in aviation. Boats/ships speed and distances are measured in knots and nautical miles. People in the UK and Ireland reference body weight in “stone” (14lbs). Click to expand... With the ex...
He took an early interest in two VLJ companies: Florida-based Safire and a little Albuquerque company called Eclipse Aviation. Eventually the focus narrowed to just one. “I was convinced that the Eclipse would transform aviation,” says Cecka. “What I liked about Eclipse was that they had ...
But the Starship was a disaster for all of aviation in terms of lost opportunity. The billion bucks — closer to two billion in today’s dollars — that Raytheon spent going down the wrong technology paths could have been, and should have been, spent on an improved conventional turboprop. T...
Sun shade– One of the more serious uses of a good ball cap. I use the edges of the brim to block the sun when needed. I find that the cap allows me to focus on areas of the sky closer to the direction of the sun than without a cap, or with sunglasses alone. This effectively ...
During sea trials last year, all the oil in one engine leaked out so it shut down. This happened on the deck of a ship, so an unplanned one-engine out test did not occur. However, one V-22 team member admitted toAviation Weekthat a one-engine vertical landing would damage a V-22,...