FLIGHT VEHICLE DESIGN PROJECT 2 Professor: Dr. Steven Lu Written By: Joey Haripersaud Design Specifications for a Particular Jet Transport Payload: 304 Passengers Crew: Two pilots and three cabin attendants Range: 4200 nm following by ¾ hour loiter Altitude: 35,000 ft Cruise speed: M = 0.84 at 35,000 ft Climb: Direct climb to 35,000 ft at maximum take-off weight WTO Take-off and landing: FAR 25 fieldlength 9,800 ft at an altitude of 5,300 ft and 98°F day. Landing performance
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Running head: General Electric Analysis MG 495 Park University A. Money F. Thomas Analysis of the General Electric Company INTRODUCTION The General Electric Company (GE) is ranked among Fortune 500 as the 6th largest firm in the U.S. by gross profit as well as the 14th most profitable, #7 for executives, #5 best global brand, #82 green companies, #13 most respected companies and #19 most innovated firms. GE divisions include GE Capital, GE Energy, GE
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The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy August 2011 Contents 3 4 6 6 8 12 18 18 19 19 20 20 25 26 28 30 32 36 38 38 40 40 42 44 48 Foreword Overview Introduction Economic Impact of Civil Aviation Highlights Current Outlook Impact of the Recession on U.S. Airlines, Coping Strategies and Future Outlook National Impact of U.S. Civil Aviation Methodology Types of Economic Impacts Measures of Economic Impacts Update Results Aviation’s Contribution to Gross Domestic Product Real
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SPIN AWARENESS AND AVOIDANCE Objective To teach the student the avoidance and proper recovery from spins. Elements • Uncoordinated stalls • Aerodynamics of a spin • Recovery procedure Schedule Discussion 0:30 Equipment Model airplane Instructor Actions Discuss what is a spin (an aggravated stall that results in autorotation). Autorotation results from unequal angles of attack on the wings. The key is aggravated (i.e. uncoordinated). Draw or show the corkscrew/helical flight
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Embraer and Cessna Market Segmentation Embraer is a Brazilian aerospace company that produces commercial, military, executive, agricultural aircraft and provides aeronautical services. The Cessna Aircraft Company is an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Best known for small, piston-powered aircraft, Cessna also produces business jets. Market Segmentation Cessna Aircraft are sold to private businesses, governments, individuals
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HFACS Written Project By Todd Ross Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract American Airlines flight 1420, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Crashed at the end of runway 4R at Little Rock Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. Human Factors (HFACS) play a major role as flight crew decision making abilities were evident. A few human factors played into this accident and as a post accident investigation concluded, this accident could have been prevented is the right pre-causations
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CONSTRAINT ANALYSIS The two parameters (i) wing loading and (ii) power loading are the most important parameters that affect the airframe design and its performance. Wing loading and power loading are interconnected for a number of design parameters and because of this interconnection it is difficult to use historical data to independently select these values. Hence a different approach needs to be followed. The team decided to use sizing matrix plots to find the optimum value of the two parameters
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Chastin Seeby PRAV 495 Aviation Professionalism 2/8/2015 14 CFR 91.175 The regulation 14 CFR 91.175 refers to takeoffs and landing under IFR conditions. This regulation is meant to pilots and their passengers safe during instrument flight, but this can only happen if the regulation is understood. There was a recent crash on a localizer DME approach where the aircraft descended to MDA and reported that he had the approach lights in sight. The pilot immediately after he reported that he had the
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Air Charter Business Proposal i Air Charter Business Proposal from an Information Technology Perspective. Steven R. Marcum, Steven Cross and Jeffery Prendergrast Introduction to Management Information Systems MGMT 221 Professor Ira Strauss January 15, 2011 Air Charter Business Proposal ii Abstract The objective of this project is to develop a business proposal for an air charter company that caters to the tourism trade from an information technology standpoint operating
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passengers and cargo. The concerns are expressed such as: authority over airspace, the effect of aerospace craft on the ecosystem, the role of aerospace technology in the international system, weather modification, and air safety and international aviation relations. Significant progress and expansion in the scope of air transport services and technology earned the sector a distinguishing worldwide appeal. The latter is the most outstanding feature of the industry, which allowed, "Every part of the
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