The Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) in most airplanes is located on the tail section of the airplane. This is where you also find the data recorders and voice recorders because the tail is the safest place in a crash. You would be able to see the ELT antennae on the air frame of an airplane […]
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How do airplanes stop by using reverse thrust?
There’s a few different ways depending on the thrust reverser in question. The first two kinds are similar which are a clamshell style and bucket style thrust reverser. They essentially have a moveable section of the rear engine cowling which can be simply hinged or extended and rotated to come together. This creates an angled […]
Why Are Planes’ Landing Gear Tilted?
The main reason why the landing gear of an airliner tilts is to make the aircraft more stable during takeoff and landing. The wheels on the landing gear are not parallel to the fuselage, but are set at an angle. This allows the aircraft to have a lower center of gravity and to be more […]
Can turbulence cause structural failure in airplanes?
Turbulence can cause structural failure in airplanes, but it is very rare. Airplanes are designed to withstand significant turbulence and are regularly maintained to ensure their structural integrity. However, severe turbulence can cause damage to an airplane and, in rare cases, result in structural failure. It is important to note that turbulence can also cause […]
What happens if a door of the aircraft opens during flight?
If a door of an airplane opens during flight, it can be a dangerous situation. The sudden change in cabin pressure can cause the aircraft to lose altitude rapidly and can cause injury to passengers and crew. Additionally, the rush of wind and noise can make it difficult to hear or communicate with others. The […]
Aircraft Recovery Process
When aircraft veers off or overruns the runway during landing or takeoff, this is called a runway excursion. After this happens, aircraft cannot operate independently. Therefore, it must be removed from the runway. That way, it doesn’t lead to long runway closure. Process of moving the aircraft from the incident area to repair area is […]
Can jet engines melt?
Visit –https://hub.daddyssolutions.com/demo/debug1/blog/ for more interesting articles. Yes. Gas turbine engine designers jump through hoops to keep that from happening. They create turbine blades out of special heat resistant, high-strength allows and with holes and internal ducting through which coolant is pumped: They coat the turbine blades with insulating cermics: And they carefully control the fuel-air mix, […]
Fatal accident rate per million departures
Visit –https://hub.daddyssolutions.com/demo/debug1/blog/ for more interesting articles. All modern passenger airliners are incredibly safe as they have multiple redundancies and fail safes. Even the planes with the worst track records in history are somewhat safer than we think. Judging by the flight hours, neither aircraft has seen enough service to produce an accurate result for us to […]
JetBlue aircraft collides with moving vehicle
JetBlue plane was damaged on Monday after it collided with a pushback tractor after it left the gate at San Francisco International Airport and was preparing for departure to Boston. Photos and videos shared on social media showed how the pushback tractor became wedged underneath the left-hand engine of the Airbus A321 aircraft, although the […]
Do not Wait to Apply the Engine Fire Procedure
TWO TYPES OF ENGINE FIRE There are two types of engine fire (fig.1): an engine fire (nacelle fire) and tailpipe fire (internal fire) . Both types of fire affect the engine, but must be treated differently. Engine fire (nacelle fire) An engine fire affects the external part of the engine core, but is contained within […]
CRASH OF A LEARJET 55C LONGHORN NEAR CHARALLAVE: 6 KILLED
A Learjet 55C, registration YV3304, was destroyed when it crashed while on approach to Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Venezuela. The two pilots and four passengers were fatally injured.The flight crew had declared an emergency just prior to the accident, stating issues with the reversers. Flightradar24 flight tracking data suggests that the aircraft aborted the […]
Extra Landing Gear
Looking at the bottom of an A340 you’you well see that there are already two other sets of landing gears under the wings. the extra landing gear allows the A340 aircraft to have a higher MTOW (maximum take-off weight). This means more passengers and cargo, plus more fuel to go a longer distance. Perfect for […]
Bernoulli’s Theorem
A practical application of Bernoulli’s theorem with which the pilot should be familiar is the Venturi tube, sometimes called a convergent / divergent duct The Venturi tube has an inlet which narrows to a throat, and an outlet section, relatively longer, which increases in diameter towards the rear. For a flow of air to remain […]
Passengers forced to evacuate after plane catches fire at Atlantic City International Airport
EGG HARBOR TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — A Spirit Airlines flight taking off at Atlantic City International Airport had to be evacuated due to a fire caused by a bird strike Saturday evening. Spirit A320 was departing Atlantic City en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida when the incident occurred just before 6 p.m. As it […]
How does an Aircraft make journey from a Type certificate (TC) to Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A) ? What is the need of STC ?
How does an Aircraft make journey from a Type certificate (TC) to Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A) ? What is the need of STC ? ✔Certification is a regulatory obligation for all aircrafts, their engines & propellers. ✔Introduced by one of the UK’s first Secretary of State for Air-Winston Churchill ,Type Certificate (TC) is […]
Why is Boeing not happy even after Re-certification of Boeing 737-Max ?
Why is Boeing not happy even after Re-certification of Boeing 737-Max ? How B787 Dreamliner’s Dormant Structural Woes are going to bite the aerospace giant real hard, atleast financially ? ✔Once Undisputed King of the Aerospace world, Boeing is facing issues one after another. ✔The Issue: 👉B787’s Carbon composite Fuselage & Horizontal stabilizer segments found […]
Why Aircraft Radome repairs should be of highest standards to upkeep the airworthiness ?
Why Aircraft Radome repairs should be of highest standards to upkeep the airworthiness ? How a small paint patch repair can hinder weather radar functions ? ✔A radome is a Fairing whose primary purpose is to protect a radar antenna from various elements. ✔Physically, a radome should be strong enough to withstand the airloads & […]
Retired passenger aircraft to water bombers
Forest and wildfires are worsening every year, according to NASA, and battling them is no easy task. The blazes can decimate millions of acres and reduce lush green forests to smoldering piles of ash in a matter of weeks. While firefighters do what they can from the ground, they’ll often call for air support in the […]