September 2020
What happens when lightning strikes an airplane?
Source – https://www.bbc.com/future and https://www.boeing.com/commercial Halldor Gudmundsson had just seen a huge lightning strike near his office, northwest of Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. He flipped open the camera app on his phone and started recording, hoping to catch another fork of electricity rip through the sky. But suddenly a plane, taking off from the […]
Safety Wire … It Can Save Your Life
Failure to properly secure aircraft components can compromise powerplant and control system operation, leading to system and component failures. Properly secure aircraft components with safety wire, ensure that hardware locking mechanisms are properly installed on your aircraft, and check them often to confirm they are taut and ready for flight. Loose hardware or components have […]
Why are aircraft coated in Green during manufacturing?
Have you ever wondered a reason why aircraft during in its production stage? In production and manufacturing stage the bare Aluminium alloy structure is painted in Zinc Chromate primer. The reason why green coating zinc chromate primer is used solves following purposes: (1) Provide a base for the top coat or paint.(2) Provide a barrier […]
WHAT HAPPENS IF ALL THE PLANES ENGINES FAIL IN THE AIR?
If all the aircraft’s engines fail, will the plane still fly or will it fall out of the sky? An aircraft will glide perfectly well even if all its engines fail. In fact, the chances are that if you’ve flown in a plane, you’ve seen it glide at some point (more about this later). Aircraft […]
A330 ICE & RAIN PROTECTION SYSTEM
The Ice and Rain Protection System lets the aircraft operate without restriction in icing conditions or heavy rain. Hot air or electrical heating protects critical areas of the aircraft. The different sub systems of the Ice and Rain Protection System are: Wing ice protection, Engine air intake ice protection, Probe ice protection, Windshield anti-icing, defogging […]